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Identify a cross-cultural challenge related to dialogue from your professional life. Visit the Claremont Lincoln University Library to find two articles that present viewpoints relating to this challenge.

Some examples of cross-cultural challenges that might arise in the workplace:

• Some cultures have communication that is precise and more emotional-this is called "low context," and countries where this is common include the US, Australia, and the UK.

• Some cultures have communication that is subtler, with meanings not explicitly stated-this is called "high context," and countries where this is common include China, Japan, and India.

Other differences include:

1. Individualism vs. collectivism refers to the emphasis on individual or collective success.
2. Masculinity vs. femininity refers to the extent to which the culture emphasizes masculine, work-related goals rather than humanist goals.
3. Uncertainty avoidance refers to the need for rules and direction rather than ambiguity.
4. Long-term orientation vs. short-term orientation refers to the level of goal-setting in a timeframe context.
5. "Thinking before you speak" vs. "shooting from the hip" in sharing ideas.
6. Being at ease with overlapping conversations and interruptions, vs. needing to have more orderly patterns of communication.
7. Feeling comfortable raising one's voice and expressing disagreement, vs. being uncomfortable showing emotion at work ordisagreeing in a professional setting.
8. Feedback considered a positive thing to pursue and receive, vs. feedback being seen as criticism and shameful to receive, especially in groups.

Introduction:

• Identify a cross-cultural challenge from your professional life. Analyze the social dimensions and cultural styles of communication that create this cross-cultural challenge. Include your personal and cultural bias and critical moments in the interaction that makes it challenging.
• Define the focus of your cross-cultural challenge and include the intersections this challenge brings to communication and dialogue.