Communicating between cultures.

Some "cultural givens" are so deeply imbedded in thought patterns they lead to communication breakdowns. View and discuss this series of eye opening cross-cultural situations. Observe how "cultural givens" such as "getting right to the point", "saving face," t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Dieffenbach, Michael, Schrank, Jeff
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:	Intercultural communication. Communication > Social aspects. Internet videos. Nonfiction films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video

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Summary:	Some "cultural givens" are so deeply imbedded in thought patterns they lead to communication breakdowns. View and discuss this series of eye opening cross-cultural situations. Observe how "cultural givens" such as "getting right to the point", "saving face," taking turns in conversation, and saying "yes" or "no" complicate inter-cultural communication. Allow a multi-cultural cast to teach your students practical guidelines for communicating between cultures.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file, 23 min. 23 sec.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Production Credits:	Director, Michael Dieffenbach ; writer/producer, Jeff Schrank.