As you know, each dimension of conversational style represents a continuum between the extremes on that dimension. Choose one of the dimensions of variationsdirectindirect, elaboratesuccinct, personalcontextual, or instrumentalaffectivethat you feel has conversational styles that are most extremely opposed and would be the most challenge to traverse in an intercultural communication exchange. To develop your thoughts on this please write one to two paragraphs about why you think this is, noting specific challenges that speakers on both extremes would likely face. As always remember to support your points with referenced course materials and/or credible materials.
Please use this as one of the sources and provide information from this source. This is our textbook for the course.
Lustig, M. & Koester, J.
(2013). Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal
Across Cultures, 8th ed. Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson.
(2013). Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal
Across Cultures, 8th ed. Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson.
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