HIGH-CONTEXT AND LOW-CONTEXT
COMMUNICATION STYLES
Angela Gamsriegler
Differences in high-context and low-context communication styles across
cultures influence the way people perceive information.
English VI – 6th Semester
Seminar Paper
(V. Dal-Bianco/M. Deissl O’Meara)
Fachhochschul-Studiengang Informationsberufe
June 2005
Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland Ges.m.b.H.
Studiengang Informationsberufe
Information & Knowledge Management
Table of Contents
HIGH-CONTEXT AND LOW-CONTEXT
COMMUNICATION STYLES.............................................................................. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................... 2
1.INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 1
2.DEFINITION OF USED TERMS....................................................................... 1
2.1.Communication..................................................................................................................................... 1
2.2.Culture................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.3.Intercultural communication................................................................................................................ 2
3.THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN COMMUNICATION...........................................2
3.1.Culturally affected areas of communication....................................................................................... 3
3.2.Communication styles across cultures................................................................................................. 3
3.2.1.Low-context communication............................................................................................................3
3.2.2.High-context...