As a result of reading Chapter 2 and participating in related class discussions and activities, you should be able to:

(1) Define and use examples to illustrate the three levels of culture;

(2) Explain the specific characteristics of an intercultural communication process;

(3) Analyze the three layers of meaning negotiation in an intercultural encounter process;

(4) Deepen your understanding of a “process-centered” approach to intercultural communication;

(5) Connect how the deep-level culture shapes the expectations and meanings that individuals attach to an intercultural symbolic exchange process.