To experience the varying ways we imagine, perceive, and interpret given differences in personal and collective experiences mediated by language, culture, and history.
To identify the complex factors of social location, psychology (intentions, needs, pre-definitions), and understanding of the setting (nature of the event, significance of the activity) influencing a person’s orientation toward a communication event.
To appreciate the complexity of cross-cultural communication given widely different orientations toward a communication event where those in communication are from different societies (different language and cultural communities).