Purposive Com Module 3 Act 1
Purposive Com Module 3 Act 1
Cultural differences among speakers have been one of the common problems in communication. Watch the video
below by clicking the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmoYmcZCoiw Jan 9, 2012 Intercultural communication and understanding are
important
1. What were the concerns of the students in the examples presented by the teacher?
Answer:
The common concern of the students is they don’t understand the different examples presented to them by the
teacher.
respectively.Compare your answer to your classmate. Do you have similarities and differences on
your answers?
Check your understanding of the input by answering the following questions: Answer the following questions
below. Please refer to rubric on page 101 table 4 as your guide in answering the task.
1. Cite certain situations when you encountered miscommunication while talking with people of different
nationalities.
Answer:
I remember before when I was a security guard at the when one of our client Mr. Memeth the president of
the Filipino-Turkish Tolerance High School when he meet with he’s Arab friend and they kiss on each
other chick we think it’s weird because they are both male but its just pleasant with them as their sign of
respect and greetings.
2. As a conscientious student what have you done so far to avoid miscommunication and misunderstanding when
communicating with people of different cultures?
Answer:
I try my best to not sound rude and ignorant in front of them. When I accidentally make an offensive
remark, I make sure to apologize immediately and not be too defensive about it. Embracing other's culture
without the need to criticize and make fun of them is an important thing for us, not only students but
everyone, to learn and to avoid miscommunication and misunderstanding to people with different
cultures I’ll take time to understood and be open to what other people are saying.