Intercultural Communication
Prerequisites: COMM 175.
This course introduces students to intercultural communication theory and research. Students explore how differences in ethnic, religious, economic, and geographical experiences produce social biases and engender conflict. Students are expected to explore their own cultural histories to understand how they create meaning and adopt attitudes.
Outcomes: Accurately use key intercultural communication concepts such as culture, positionality, power, colonization, globalization, whiteness, avowed and ascribed identity, and interdependence; Use the process of inquiry, framing, positioning, dialogue, reflection, and action (that is, praxis) to make sense of intercultural communication situations and practices; Design and successfully conduct an interview with an intercultural communication focus; Demonstrate awareness of one's own cultural identity, assumptions, and positioning.
This course introduces students to intercultural communication theory and research. Students explore how differences in ethnic, religious, economic, and geographical experiences produce social biases and engender conflict. Students are expected to explore their own cultural histories to understand how they create meaning and adopt attitudes.
Outcomes: Accurately use key intercultural communication concepts such as culture, positionality, power, colonization, globalization, whiteness, avowed and ascribed identity, and interdependence; Use the process of inquiry, framing, positioning, dialogue, reflection, and action (that is, praxis) to make sense of intercultural communication situations and practices; Design and successfully conduct an interview with an intercultural communication focus; Demonstrate awareness of one's own cultural identity, assumptions, and positioning.