Preparing Students for the Ethical Challenges of Global Citizenship
Madelyn Flammia
This paper describes an approach to teaching ethical
intercultural communication. This approach helps
students become aware of their own ethnocentric
attitudes and helps them move beyond those perspectives
to develop a mindful approach to intercultural
communication. The paper begins by introducing the
concept of mindful communication and the challenges of
developing of a code of ethical behavior for
communicating across cultures. Then, strategies for
reconciling cultural relativism and universalism are
offered. Finally, the paper provides a set of guidelines
for ethical behavior in intercultural encounters. Full Text
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