Intercultural Communication 4th
Edition – Liu, Volcic, Gallois
(Complete Questions & Answers)
Intercultural Communication - answer-Interpersonal communication that involves interaction
between people from different cultural (and often linguistic) backgrounds.
Globalization - answer-The growing tendency towards international interdependence in
business, media, and culture.
Localism - answer-A political philosophy which prioritizes the local (e.g. the local production and
consumption of goods, local control of government, promotion of local culture and local
identity.
Internationalization - answer-Any systematic sustained effort designed to make higher
education more responsive to the requirements and demands of an interconnected, global
world.
Global village - answer-The term coined by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960's to refer to the way
the world is 'shrinking' as people become increasingly interconnected through media and other
communication advances.
Refugee - answer-An individual who flees to another country to escape danger or persecution.
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