INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS (4 SCU)
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: define intercultural communication and explain the importance of studying intercultural communication; explain the four layers (individual, interpersonal, organizational, and cultural) in a layered approach of intercultural communication; explain intercultural communication solutions both in regional and international contexts; conclude the factors, processes, and benefits of intercultural communication in pluralistic and global societies; as well as conclude supporting and inhibiting factors in intercultural communication.
Topics:
The course covers the background, definitions, and dimensions of intercultural communication; the relationship between communication and culture; culture as a filter; perceptions, behaviors, stereotypes, and prejudice; understanding the differences of culture; the time dimension in intercultural communication; the influence of the communication process with strangers; message interpretation and transmission; interactions with foreigners; communication and acculturation; theories of intercultural communication; cultural shock and self-adaptation in a cultural environment; and intercultural communication research. This class also requires students to join Passage to Asean (P2A), an immersion trip organized by Binus International to several Southeast Asian countries for 7-10 days with students’ expenses.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Communication Science
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