"low context" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to describe a culture, society, or conversation in which little is assumed and all information is explicitly conveyed. For example: "In most western societies, communication is characterized as low context; these cultures usually require direct and explicit communication to ensure understanding."
Low context communication stresses explicit verbal communication and is commonly used by clinicians.
When clinicians use low context forms of communication with patients using high context styles, misunderstandings frequently arise.
The results indicated that high context people (HCP) had better communication effectiveness in comprehending nonverbal clues than low context people (LCP), while LCP had better communication effectiveness in verbal communication than their counterparts.
We suggest directions for future research concerning GSS-supported focus groups with respect to technological implications (typing skills and connection speeds), national culture (high and low context; power distance), and lying behavior (adaptation of model of Hancock, J. T., Thom-Santelli, J., & Ritchie, T. (2004).
Two-day courses will delve into deeper issues, such as the social conventions of high and low context cultures.
Finally, those who scored low on all three context variables were categorized as working in a low context.
Two ICC(1) scores for conceptual research use (CRU) in moderately high and low contexts suggest that CRU could be analyzed at the unit level, yet the scores for high and low contexts suggest individual unit of analysis is most appropriate.
Editors' note: This article has been updated to correct which cultures are high-context and which are low-context.
As an American, I am what is known as a low-context communicator, so if I want something done, I say so bluntly and directly.
Using Edward T. Hall's (1976) definition of high/low-context cultures, Fairman recognized how such a strict expectation to adhere to explicit norms can be frustrating, especially when high-context cultures (indirect) are tasked with exhibiting such low-context culture (direct) behavior.
There was no statistically significant difference in recall of information from high- and low-context conditions between the American and the Korean subjects.
