Intercultural Relationships and Conflict

Week 5 Tutorial

Lecture Recap: Key ideas

Managing Relationships: Negotiating Dialectics

Managing Conflict and Differences [CBSCM- Culture-based Situational Conflict Model]

CQ: Cultural intelligenceLayers of IC relationshipsMulticultural Ethics

Ethical absolutismEthical relativismEthical universalism

Tutorial Activity 1: Over to You (15 minutes)Application of concepts: My IC RelationshipsShare:1. What factors influenced you to have IC

relationships?2. Discuss your one of your own IC relationships

in terms of the unique IC dialectics.3. Discuss if the categories are useful – How?

Managing Relationships: Negotiating Dialectics

“Dialectics are inherent contradictions in all relationships; that is, we cannot avoid them, as they are just part of life”(Oetzel, 2009, p.160)

The Challenge is managing the tension between the opposing endsThere are 6 “Unique dialectic challenges” in Intercultural

Relationships

Identity vulnerability, SecurityPrivilege, DisadvantageHistory PresentRevelation Non-revelationSeparation IntegrationConventionality Uniqueness

Intercultural Relationships and Conflict

Activity 2: Group workMapping the individual cultural value in teamwork

Activity 2

The IC Game: The “Five Tricks” Card Game

Your tutor will read out the Tournament Rules and give your team specific instructions

The winner will be declared Champion of IC Awareness

Debrief and Recognition

And the winner is………………What negotiating style did you use?Dominating?Integrating?Compromising?Obliging?Avoiding?WHY?

Case StudyRead the case study (on your own) and make notes.

Then work in groups to compare notes and identify issues in intercultural communication terms.

Link each issue to relevant intercultural communication theory and prepare a response to report back to the whole class.

Prepare a group response under the following headings:

1. Key issues – link to theory2. Evaluate & compare alternative solutions – practical terms3. Recommend solution – link to theory

Groups report back to the whole class.

Deadline: Week 10 Weighting: 30%Time: 2o minutesScope: Apply the knowledge learned to intercultural communication in everyday life situations with a particular emphasis on ethnicity, race, gender and national identity.Task: (refer to assessment brief for full tasks)The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to demonstrate your ability to research and critically analyse a significant intercultural communication issue that has featured in New Zealand news outlets (radio, television and internet sources) during 2013. Ideally, the issue will have generated public controversy and debate.

Group proposal due no later than Monday 1 September, 12 noon.

Assignment 2: Group Research Presentation

Proposal should include

list of members with job description of each (for assignment)

a description of the issue chosen

a statement why it’s significant in terms of intercultural communication in Aotearoa/New Zealand

A list of relevant intercultural communication theories that you intend to use to analyse the issue