Have you experienced different behaviors or rules on the campus during your exchange year?
Output: comment to this post or post a podcast or a short video
Following the landmarks in the table below, analyze your own communication style. Mention problems that may arise when communicating with people that have different communication styles. Have you encountered such situations? What were the consequences? Provide details.
Classification
Communication styles
Description
Cultural dimensions
Classification A
Personal style
Individual-centered: individual opinions, equality, lack of formalism
Individualism
Achieved status
Contextual style
Based on implicit information shared by interlocutors, social status, hierarchical relationships, formalism
Collectivism
Ascribed status
Classification B
Instrumental style
Receiver-oriented, problem-focused
Monochronism
Affective style
Transmitter-oriented, focused on building the relationship with the interlocutor
Polychronism
Note:
Think of a situation you experienced, where different non-verbal communication rules lead to misunderstandings or confusion. Describe the situation and try to explain why this miscommunication could occur.
Think of a situation you experienced, where different verbal communication rules lead to misunderstandings or confusion. Describe the situation and try to explain why this miscommunication could occur.