Comm 10 Module 6 Activity 5
- Sorrells proposes a re-imagination of intercultural communication in the age of globalization. How is it a re-imagination and why is it necessary to propose it?
Sorrells proposes a reimagination by looking at intercultural communication through 3 perspectives: positionality, standpoint theory, and avoiding ethnocentrism. Positionality is gauging responses by looking at the speakers position in a socially constructed interconnected hierarchy. Standpoint theory is how we understand reality based on our social position. Everything we understand is filtered through our social reality. Lastly, avoiding ethnocentrism can be done by applying the previous 2 perspectives. Some scholars argued that in the past ethnocentrism served as mechanisms of cultural cohesion and preservation, but in todays globalized world, ethnocentrism can cause more harm than good. This need for a reimagination of intercultural communication stems from the extremely globalized world we live in. The rate of intercultural communication has shot up exponentially, so the need for better intercultural communication is a must.
2. What did she say about intercultural praxis? What are the important considerations in intercultural praxis?
Intercultural praxis is a way of thinking that allows us to successfully go through intercultural situations. To practice it, there are 6 parts to it, namely inquiry, framing, positioning, dialogue, reflection, and action. The purpose of intercultural praxis is to help us be aware, to help us think and act in situations of intercultural interaction. It allows us to reflect on the complexity of intercultural communication.