In the last lecture of the session, student shares her personal experience about cultural adaptation. She mentions that the intercultural competence does not develop automatically when a person moves to a new environment. It happens unconsciously and usually it is full of struggles. In the discussion, Professor Salo-Lee also makes a critical comment on the researches that pay too much attention to the efficiency but neglect the ethical dimension of the intercultural communication.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture: Before the lecture please read

Vulpe, T., Kealey, D., Protheroe, D. & Macdonald, D. 2001. A Profile of the Interculturally Effective Person. 2nd Editon. Centre for Intercultural learning. Canadian Foreign Service Institute.
http://www.omega.org.nz/Portals/0/documents/A%20Profile%20of%20the%20Interculturally%20Effective%20Person.pdf

No slides related to this lecture.

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture: How do you perceive the ethics in intercultural communication?