The Characteristics Of Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Communication is a communication between groups of people or individuals whose language and culture is different. communication means the relationship between people through language, and intercultural mean the relationship between people of different cultures. "Intercultural communication is identified as both a concept and a competence. Intercultural competence is the active possession by individuals of the qualities which contribute to effective intercultural communication and can be defined in terms of three primary attributes: knowledge, skills and attitudes. In the context of this document, the acquisition of skills and human attributes likely to enhance intercultural communication is viewed exclusively as a component of language programmes, i.e. as

So, it 's better to not assume anything, prefer to ask, What is the customs and traditions instead of assuming they are the same or different from any place in the world. Thirdly : the ethnocentrism, It means negatively judging on another culture, according to one 's own culture, people in everywhere tend to assume their own cultures are the right one and normal. Most of the people who 's little experiences of the culture think that, their culture is the best one and they prefer all the world follow their culture. There 's some of typical ethnocentric attitudes such as, some people saying their ' 'culture should be the role model for other cultures. ' ' Avaliable from <www.ims.edu.in>. The others saying the other culture should be like their culture and some people prefer to dislike interacting with people from other cultures. Fourthly: Stereotypes and Prejudice, "Stereotyping and prejudice represent another series of problems that are often easier to talk about than to arrest, for they often lie below the level of awareness. Both of these problems are rooted in our compulsion to make in-group and out-group distinctions." (Pragyaan 2009). Stereotypes are harmful if it 's used