Reflection 8 Danny Clare

Danny Clare

COMM 211

4/21/15

Reflection Number 8

            I thought discussion in class today was extremely beneficial because it tied everything together.  The main topic we discussed was cultural competence and how there are different stages of cultural competence.  Being cultural competent is a timely process that won’t come overnight.  This process takes a lot of time and many aren’t willing to put in the time and effort to become culturally competent.

            During the presentation, I thought the most standout part to myself was when forgiveness was talked about.  I never really thought about intercultural communication from a forgiveness standpoint.  People from different cultures make mistakes all the time and we must be aware that that will happen.  What we must change is being judgmental to these mistakes.  We must be able to forgive people of their mistakes and help them learn what they need to do instead.

            Personally, bringing this all together, I want to continue to work on being culturally competent.  It is something that doesn’t come easily but if you stay caught up with people of diverse cultures, competence will come naturally over time.