In our reading about Ethical Considerations, the authors of the text outline several ethical principles of communication. Now that we’ve reached the end of the course, which of these principles is the most important to our study of intercultural communication? Which one do you think is the ‘magic bullet’, meaning that if we could fully incorporate ‘it’, our struggles in intercultural interactions would fall away?
Choose three issues discussed in Chapter 10 of the textbook that you would’ve like to have seen in more detail in the “Outsourcing” episode of 30 Days. How might better awareness of those issues have added clarity to the episode? Why is clarity regarding these particular issues so important?
Discussion 20 Discussion Topic
Reflecting on your time in this class, which of the following pieces from NPR and KTOO Public Media do you believe provides us with the best opportunity for intercultural communication learning? Which moment and/or situation resonates most powerfully for you? Why? What communication advice would you give to the author(s)? Overall, would you say that your opinions today are the same as they were when you started the class eight weeks ago?
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