INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: define the concepts and theories of culture and communication; explain the relationships between culture and communication; demonstrate the intercultural communication competence ethically in multicultural settings; analyze the case of intercultural communication based on the concepts and theories of culture and communication.

Topics:

1. Why Study Intercultural Communication?
2. Culture and People
3. Communication and Culture
4. Perception and Categorization
5. Value Orientations and Behaviour
6. Identities and Subgroups
7. Verbal Communication and Culture
8. Nonverbal Communication and Culture
9. Immigration and Acculturation
10. Intercultural and Intergroup Relations
11. Intercultural and International Conflicts
12. Mass Media and Cultural Change
13. Effective Intercultural Communication in a Global Society