Inter - cultural communication

A theoretical approach to intercultural communication

When does communication become intercultural communication? What 

distinguishes  intercultural communication from communication that is 

not  intercultural?  What  does  it  mean  to  be  a  competent  intercultural 

communicator?  I  believe  that  intercultural  communication  can  be 

understood via the same basic variables and processes used to  describe 

other  forms  of  communication.  All  communication  occurs  between 

people who  have varying degree of familiarity with each other. The key 

factor  of  understanding  intercultural  communication  is  the  concept  of 

the  stranger.  Different  cultures  (and  subcultures)  may  have  different 

rules  and  norms  in  accordance  to  which  I  would  point  out  that 

understanding  the  other’s  culture  facilitates  cross-cultural 

communication.  Attention  is  to  be  focused  on  the  components  and 

characteristics  of  intercultural  communication  competence  as  well  as 

boundaries and common understandings about  this central idea are to 

be established.