INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: LO1 – define the concepts and theories of culture and communication; LO2 – explain the relationships between culture and communication; LO3 – demonstrate the intercultural communication competence ethically in multicultural settings; LO4 – 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.