【专题】
【Weekly Schedule】
Week 1: Introduction to Intercultural communication (Ch 2; Ch11)
1.1 Course Intro
1.2 Intro to Culture, Communication an Intercultural communication
1.3 Introduction to Intercultural Competence
1.4 The Challenges of Intercultural Communication
Week 2: Deep Structure of Culture I: Family (Ch3)
2.1 Types and Functions of family
2.2 Cultural Variants in Family Interaction
2.3 Intercultural Communication Strategies in Family
Week 3: Deep Structure of Culture I: Country/Region/History (Ch 5)
3.1 History of Key countries (the US., Russian, the UK, Japan, India, Mexican, Islamic Civilization)
3.2 Key International organization (the UN, the EU)
Week 4: Cultural Values I (Ch 6)
4.1 Perception, Beliefs and Values
4.2 Kohls’ List of Values Americans Live by
4.3 The Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck Classification of Value Orientations
4.4 Hall’s Categorization of High-context and Low-context Orientations
Week 5: Cultural Values II (Ch 6)
5.1 Hofstede’s Set of Value Dimensions
5.2 Minkov’s Cultural Dimensions
5.3 Gelfand’s Research on Tight and Loose Cultures
5.4 Ting-Toomey’s Explanation and Application of Face and Facework
Week 6:Cultural Identity I (Ch 7)
6.1 Composition and Categorization of Cultural Identity
6.2 Acquisition and Development of Cultural Identity
Week 7:Cultural Identity II (Ch 7)
7.1 Conflicts of Cultural Identities
7.2 Negotiation of Cultural Identities
Week 8: Verbal Communication in Intercultural Contexts I (Ch 8)
8.1 Language Variants
8.2 Difference among Languages
8.3 Interpreting and Culture
8.4 Developing Language Competence in Intercultural Communication
Week 9: Verbal Communication in Intercultural Contexts II (Wood, 2009, Ch 5)
9.1 Gendered Verbal Communication
9.2 Gendered Nonverbal Communication
Week 10: Non-Verbal Communication in Intercultural Contexts I (Ch 9)
10.1 Facial Language
10.2 Body Language
Week 11: Non-Verbal Communication in Intercultural Contexts II (Ch 9)
11.1 Paralanguage
11.2 Setting Language
11.3 Silence
Week 12: Term Project (Mock UN Conference)
Week 13: Intercultural Communication in the Educational Context
(Ch 10+supplentary materials)
13.1 Difference among Educational Systems
13.2 Difference among Teaching and Learning Styles
13.3 Multicultural Classroom Communication Strategies
Week 14: Intercultural Communication in the Healthcare Context (Ch 10)
14.1 Business Protocol
14.2 Leadership, Management and Decision Making
14.3 Conflict Management
14.4 Negotiations
Week 15: Intercultural Communication in the Healthcare Context (Ch 10)
15.1 Healthcare Belief Systems Across Cultures
15.2 Illness Prevention Across Cultures
15.3 Language Diversity in Healthcare
15.4 Intercultural Communication in Healthcare
Week 16: Final Exam (Based on Previous Quizzes)
Week 17: Tutorial on Writing Assignment
(Choose one assignment from the options: short paper / project proposal / book review / case analysis / synopsis of thinktank report)
Week 18: Review
February 12, 2021: Writing assignment due at 11: 59 PM
February 21, 2021: Grades Due at 3 p.m.