Course Description
Cultural interdependency is a salient feature of the world where we live and the future promises even greater interconnectivity. This course prepares you for globalization and its interdependencies among governments, business firms, NGOs, and individuals. Norms are explicated through contrasts between American and non-American perceptions, values, beliefs, and practices.
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Course Objectives
Key concepts and theories will be discussed though lectures, case studies, and guest lectures. Being an inquiry-based course, among the research questions and topics we can explore are:
- Is it possible to perceive the world as other people perceive it?
- When is ethnocentricity a good thing? When is it a hazard?
- What are the basic elements of culture?
- How and why are communication and culture linked? How is communication contextual?
- What problems might arise when trying to interpret non-verbal actions?
- How can you best prepare to enter a new culture and deal with culture shock?
- What are the relative merits of a fundamentalist and relativist approach to developing an intercultural ethic?
Resources
- Course web site: http://lorishyba.pbworks.com
- Samovan, Larry A. Intercultural Communication: A Reader. 13th Edition. Boston: Wadsworth 2011. Available at the bookstore. Also available on Amazon for Kindle.
- (You may also use Samovar 12th edition if you wish to buy a used copy from Amazon. Be aware, some material may not be found in this edition and it is up to you to read it elsewhere.)
Other required material may be posted as links and pdf downloads, and supplied as handouts.
Assignments
Lectures, slideshows, links, and this and that.
December 2011
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