Local and Global Communication in Multicultural Settings

Local and Global Communication in Multicultural Settings: aims to provide Intercultural competence and Intercultural awareness, so that we live with other people harmoniously.

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: Refers to the interaction with people from diverse culture (JANDT,1998)

FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ACCORDING TO (JANDT,1998).

  1. Interracial Communication: Interaction with poeple from Diverse culture (Jandt,1998)

  2. Interethnic Communication: Interacting w/people of DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS. (Jandt,1998)

  3. International Communication: Communication betweeb represantatives from different nations. (Jandt,1998)

  4. Intracultural Communication: Interacting w/members of the same cultures. (Jandt,1998)

GUIDELINES TO ENHANCE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

ACCROSS CULTURES (Gamble and Gamble, 2008)

  1. Recognize the validity and differences of styles among people.

  2. Learn to eliminate prejudices and personal biases.

  3. Strive to acquire communication skills necessary in a mulitcultural world/settings.


VARIETIES AND REGISTERS OF SPOKEN LANGAUGE

LANGUAGE: The principal method of human communication, either written or spoken.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: The language produced by articulate sounds as opposed to written.

WRITTEN LANGUAGES: is an invention that must be taught to children who will pick-up spoken language or sighn language by exposure even if they are not formaly instructed.

LANGUAGE REGISTERS

Variety: Generic term for a particular coherent form of language, language varieties is refering it to the various forms of language triggered by social factor.

  • is a specific set of linguistic items and human speech pattern.

Linguistic Item: Any basic unit of Language.

Human speech pattern: Accent and human voice.



DIFFERENT LANGUAGE VARIETIES (IMPORTANT)

  1. PIDGIN: A grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between poepl not sharing a common language. Have limited vocubulary,some lements of it are taken from local languages and are not native languages, but arises out of languages contact between speakers of other languages.

    • ex yawa, and bisaya

  2. CREOLE: Is a kanguage that comes from a simplified version of another language, or the mix of 2 or more languages. In Haiti, People speak a creole that is mostly basesd on French.

    -ex Chavacano spoken in Zambaoanga, Philippines.

  3. REGIONAL DIALECT: Also known as topolect or regiolect is a form of language spoken in a Particular geographical area.

    • Vernacualar: Child’s first language spoken.

    • ex are bicolano, cebuano, hilayanon, ilocano etc.

  4. MINORITY DIALECT: Language by the minority population in a geographic area or location. The area may have several minority languages, depending upon the constitution or makeup of the population. Example Spanish, mexican, French is spoken by people in United States.

  1. INDIGINIZED VARIETIES: Mainly spoken as second language in ex-colonies with multilingual populations. The difference from the standard variety may be linked to English Profeciency or may be part of range of varieties used to express identity.

3 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES OF ENGLISH

  1. Inner Circle: The native speakers

  2. Outer circle: Countries that uses English as second Language.

  3. Expanding Circle: English is a foreign language.

*Be aware of and recognize intercultural Communication, be sensitive to people to aboid misunderstandings.

-Mardruino and Martin 2018

LANGUAGE REGISTERS:

  • defined according to its use in social situations.

  • Variety of language for a particular purpose.

  • Either medical, scientific religion (based in social situations)

FIELD: Refers to the social setting.

Mode: Refers to how text is constructed or spoken.

TENOR: Relationship between speaker and Audience.

  1. Field: Refers to the social setting.

  2. Mode: Refers to how text is constructed or spoken.

  3. Tenor: Relationship between speaker and audience.

FIVE CATEGORIES OF LANGUAGE REGISTERS

  1. STATIC: Rarely or never changes.

    • Examples include pledge of allegiance, The lord’s prayer, The preamble.

  2. FORMAL REGISTER: Used in Formal settings,

    • Examples format for speaches, sermons and official bussiness.

  3. CONSULTATIVE REGISTER: Standard form/way asking a direction for a staranger

    • Examples: Doctors and patients, Lawyer and Clients.

  4. CASUAL REGISTER: Informal; used by peers

    • Examples: slang by group of friends.

  5. INTIMATE: Private talk with people for couples or families.