This course offers an introduction of the concepts associated with culture and communication. Both cross-cultural (i.e., comparisons between different cultures) and intercultural communication (e.g., communication between members) will be examined. This class will emphasize a “process” approach to the study of communication between persons across cultures. The main learning objectives are as follows:
1. Develop your understanding of the intercultural communication process
2. Enhance your appreciation of the diverse ways of communicating among
different cultures
3. Develop your analytic skills in analyzing intercultural interaction episodes
4. Begin to describe your own communication behavior in intercultural settings
and reflect on its consequences for you and the people you may come in
contact with.