INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Explain the basic concepts of intercultural communication and its applications in daily activities.
2. Identify the aspects of culture in intercultural communication process.
3. Analyze the condition of cultural setting which affects communication pattern.
4. Apply appropriate communication strategies in multicultural settings.

Topics:

1. Defining Culture and Communication
2. Perception and Intercultural Communication Competence
3. Barriers to Intercultural Communication
4. Language as a Barrier
5. Nonverbal Communication
6. Dimensions of Culture
7. Dominant U.S. Cultural Patterns
8. Comparative Cultural Patterns
9. Culture and Women
10. Immigration and Acculturation
11. Identity and Subgroups
12. Contact Between Cultures
13. Future Challenges
14. Defining Culture and Communication
15. Language as a Barrier
16. Nonverbal Communication
17. Dimensions of Culture
18. Dominant U.S. Cultural Patterns
19. Comparative Cultural Patterns
20. Culture and Women
21. Immigration and Acculturation
22. Identity and Subgroups
23. Contact Between Cultures
24. Future Challenges
25. Perception and Intercultural Communication Competence
26. Barriers to Intercultural Communication