Verbal Communication: The Way People Speak

The people usually seem to use some ways in do the communication. The communication itself according to Gudykunst and Bella is one of processes of social interaction that encompasses two interrelated aspects social life; the distinctive ways of communication and communication in representing its cultural, communal and function (2002, p.51). The aspect of presenting cultural, the people will be examine their culture by their communication way. And one of way communication is verbal communication. From the enlightenment above, here will be discussed the verbal communication as one of way the people speak in their community. This topic will include the points or features that support and correlated with verbal communication.

Cross-Cultural Conflict and Adjustments

Newcomers from different country and culture seem often feel strange to face something (culture) new. It seems as a battle in their inner selves to know the diversity of their own culture with new culture. In other words, we can match it with the term of cross cultural conflict that happens in newcomers. In other time, newcomers might do adjustment to the new culture. From that background, the discussion that related with cross cultural communication and adjustment will be divided into five parts.

Cross-cultural Contact with American

American, in its term might be defined from how long of time they spend their live in United Stated. Actually we need to analyze further more about definition of American, because sometimes it term makes confusing. In many cases caused of the type of American and continent of America, the use term of American just for represents or labeling someone who lives in United Stated, all at once makes easy the use word American, not United Statesian.