How the Diversity of Values Matters in Intercultural Communication

Abstract

Communication is one of the most common feathers of human beings that is different from other animals. People of different countries connect with each other through languages and other ways of communication tools. People’s values diversity really matters a lot in intercultural communication and sometimes may keep them apart because of misunderstanding if they don’t know how to deal with it properly and efficiently .Values are ,according to Rokeach,” a learned organization of rules for making choices and for resolving conflicts.” (Rokeach, 1973, 161) .It is inevitable that values diversity has impact on different fields of human society. It may cause communication problems in intercultural communication. How to improve intercultural communication? How to deal with and solve the problems in intercultural communication and avoid misunderstanding? In this article, the causes and approaches of improving intercultural communication will be further discussed. Values diversity really matters in intercultural communication.