Inter - cultural communication

APPROPRIATENESS AND EFFECTIVENESS.

Intercultural  competence  requires  behaviours  that  are  appropriate  and 

effective.  By  appropriate  we  mean  those  behaviours  that  are  regarded  as 

proper and suitable given the expectations generated by a given

culture,  the  constraints  of  the  specific  situation,  and  the  nature  of  the 

relationship  between  the  interactants.  By  effective  we  mean  those 

behaviours that lead to the achievement of desired outcomes.