Index IntroductionCase StudyIssues EmergedConcept of TimeLow-Context CultureEfficiency of These DimensionsIntroductionIntercultural communication is defined as "situated communication between individuals or groups of different origins linguistic and cultural". Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Case Study Building a marshmallow spaghetti tower with a group of people from different countries. We had to work together to build a permanent tower using 5 marshmallows, 20 spaghetti and the English language. In my group there were me and 4 other French students whose first language was not English. The purpose of this case study was to see how we could work together and communicate effectively during a group project when we all came from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Problems that occurred My group kept switching to their native language (French), which made it very difficult for me to work with them and help them because I didn't understand what they were saying. We all had different ideas about how we should build the tower and trying to explain them was difficult because some of us didn't understand the words/concepts being used. The time limit going against us made this project more tense because we wanted to finish it on time, but we didn't have all day to figure out what the other person was saying/meaning. We couldn't take the time to make sure everyone was on the same page. This led to some confusion about what design we were doing. Concept of time I believe that my group during this project has a monochronic concept of time. We enjoyed the project and the task at hand, our sole aim as a group was to build a stable tower. Since we had a time limit, it was very important for us as a group to complete our tower on time. We built our tower gradually. First we brainstormed, then we designed the tower, and finally we built the tower. Low-context culture Since there were people in my group from France and the United States, I would say we had a low-context culture. According to Halverson, low-context cultures often exhibit certain aspects. The most prevalent aspects I noticed within our group were our association, interaction, and temporality with each other. Pairing within low-context cultures means “relationships begin and end quickly.” My group's relationship was based on being classmates and group mates. We didn't choose each other as a group, so we didn't have any personal connection. Our association with each other ended when the lesson or our case study ended, we didn't take the time to get to know each other on a deeper level. Regarding interaction, “verbal messages are explicit and communication is seen as a way to exchange information, ideas and opinions”. When we interacted with each other during class, everything revolved around our case studies and nothing else. We had a goal and were focused on how to achieve it. Given the language differences we tried to be as clear as possible with each other but if someone didn't understand they were usually ignored because the others understood. Trying to explain something to anyone would have been a waste of time. Also, if someone didn't agree with another's idea, they had no problem saying so, even if it wasn't sugarcoated. Within temporality, “events and tasks were scheduled to be performed at particular times.”.