Course: PT512 Cross-cultural communication 001

Topic outline

WELCOME
WELCOME

PT512 Cross-cultural communication

Welcome to the Course "Cross-cultural communication". We hope and pray you will have a wonderful experience studying with us and complete this course successfully!

There are sound theological reasons for committing ourselves to understand other cultures and appreciate them. To learn of them and from them with an open mind is to discover how God reveals something of himself through their distinct world and life view.This course is designed to help you see that cross-cultural relationships take place in the realities of everyday life. It will give you some insights and principles to prepare for cross-cultural ministry at home or abroad.

We hope that you will enjoy this course and you will successfully complete it. This is a simplified course, but it has all the video lectures, and you also have the opportunity to check yourself and pass the final exam if you choose to. This course is self-paced and is not intended to be assisted by a teacher. But if you have any questions, you can ask our instructor using the discussion forum "ASK A QUESTION" below or writing at tvsstudent@gmail.com (in the subject of the letter, specify the course code PT512_001). Our teacher will be happy to answer all your questions. Also, you can choose to study this course at a deeper level along with the course facilitator. To move to that version of a class, please register on the en.tvseminary.org website or write about your desire at: tvs.student@gmail.com
COURSE LECTURES
COURSE LECTURES
You can both view lectures in video format and listen to them in audio format. You can view video lectures only online (when connecting to the Internet), and you can listen to lectures in an audio form both online and offline (without connecting to the Internet). If you do not want to download the entire course, but only individual lectures, then open the "AUDIO LECTURES" section and select those lectures that you want to download. After that audio lectures will be available to you offline.

CAUTION: You will need about 100 MB of free space to download this course fully. You can permanently delete downloaded files later by selecting the "MANAGE STORAGE" menu item.
- VIDEO LECTURES (you can watch lectures only when connected to the Internet)
- Introduction. The Monkey "Serves" the Fish" (VIDEO 1 - 15:53) Page
- LECTURE 1. Cross-Cultural Communication
  
  We tend to make decisions based on our cultural background rather than trying to understand the cultural background of the other person first. When something goes wrong we tend to judge negatively and quickly. In this lecture Duane and Muriel Elmer will open the door to cross-cultural communication with the help of charts, maps, tests, stories and illustrations from personal life and experience. They encourage you to withhold judgement and to avoid negative attribution until you made deliberate attempts to understand another person and his culture.
- 1.1. Fitting into Another Culture. (VIDEO 2 - 32:24) Page
- 1.2. The Cultural Adjustment Map. (VIDEO 3 - 24:48) Page
- 1.3. Effective cross-cultural worker. (VIDEO 4 - 26:52) Page
- 1.4. Communication model. (VIDEO 5 - 23:37) Page
- 1.5. Negative attribution theory. (VIDEO 6 - 35:22) Page
- 1.6. The Test. (VIDEO 7 - 16:08) Page
- LECTURE 2. Cultural Differences
  
  Every aspect of cross-cultural communication is influenced by cultural differences. Cultural differences can make the relationship difficult and even cause conflicts. In this session Duane H. Elmer compares the values of the western world and of the majority world. With the help of interesting quotes, stories, cultural puzzles and discussions he teaches us to understand cultural diversity and make our communication more productive.
- 2.1. Introduction. (VIDEO 8 - 32:6) Page
- 2.2. Western vs Majority World. Part I (VIDEO 9 - 28:18) Page
- 2.3. Western vs Majority World. Part II (VIDEO 10 - 38:19) Page
- LECTURE 3. Conflict Management
  
  Gaining a new set of cultural lenses will bring a more accurate interpretation of cross-cultural conflict situations. The better we are at interpreting culture, the fewer conflicts we will experience, the more we will be able to build authentic relationships. Wherever you go, you experience cultural differences that have the potential to become cultural conflict. You need to know how to handle these differences; otherwise you may become mired in misunderstanding and conflict. If you try to manage conflict from your frame of reference, there is a good chance you will make things worse, even if your intentions are good.
  In this lecture Duane H. Elmer will share his observations regarding conflict and principles for managing conflict. You will also learn about different approaches to handling misunderstanding and conflict resolution styles.
- 3.1. Introduction. (VIDEO 11 - 30:58) Page
- 3.2. Observation and assumption regarding conflict. (VIDEO 12 - 30:8) Page
- 3.3. Western approach to handling the conflict situation. (VIDEO 13 - 32:6) Page
- 3.4. Passive-aggressive behaviour. (VIDEO 14 - 35:54) Page
- 3.5. Indirect approach to conflict resolution. (VIDEO 15 - 36:00) Page
- 3.6. The need for forgiveness. (VIDEO 16 - 37:18) Page
- 3.7. Communication principles for conflict resolution. (VIDEO 17 - 37:24) Page
- LECTURE 4. Pilgrimage to Servanthood
  
  Servanthood is revealed in simple, everyday events. But it is complex because it is culturally defined - that is, serving must be sensitive to the cultural landscape while remaining true to the Scripture. That is both the challenge and burden of servanthood.
  In this lecture Duane Elmer will unpack the idea of cross-cultural servanthood. While not being easy, it is the calling of every person who wishes to follow
  Jesus, whether in your home culture or beyond.
  Illustrations from marriage, inner-city ministry and reconciliation efforts will reveal the relevance of these principles in a wide variety of situations. This lecture focuses on relational and adjustment competency so that the servant spirit we wish to portray will be seen and valued by local people.
- 4.1. Openness. (VIDEO 18 - 29:59) Page
- 4.2. Acceptance. (VIDEO 19 - 24:30) Page
- 4.3. Trust. (VIDEO 20 - 50:44) Page
- 4.4. Learning. (VIDEO 21 - 19:43) Page
- 4.5. Understanding and Serving. (VIDEO 22 - 26:09) Page
- AUDIO LECTURES (you can download lectures on your device and then you can listen them without connecting to the Internet)
- AUDIO LECTURES Folder
CHECK YOURSELF (optional)
CHECK YOURSELF (optional)

If you have reviewed all the course lectures, you can test yourself if you wish and see how well you understand the course material. The test has ten questions. The time and the number of attempts are unlimited. You need to get more than 70% to qualify for the course certificate.
- COURSE TEST Quiz
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- TVSEMINARY Course Evaluation Page
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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Here you can find presentations and other materials used in the course. If you want to study this course on a deeper level, you can refer to these materials or take this course at the undergraduate level for credits under the supervision of the facilitator. To do this, register on the en.tvseminary.org website or write to us: tvs.student@gmail.com