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Intercultural Communication 跨文化交流 (通识核心-创新)

Cultural Linguistics and Intercultural Communication

Syllabus  2020.09

教材

[1] Samovar, L, Porter, R, McDaniel, E. & Roy, C. (Eds.) (2017). Communication between cultures  (9th edition). Cengage Learning.

[2] Zhu, H. (2016). Research methods in intercultural communication. John Wiley & Sons Inc..

参考书

[1] Rings, G. &. Rasinger, S. (2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication. Cambridge University Press.

[2] Zhu, H. (20132019). Exploring Intercultural Communication: Language in Action (1, 2nd edition). London: Routledge.

[3] Jandt Fred. (2019). An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community (9th edition). Sage, Thousand Oaks.

[4] Martin, J. N.  & Nakayama, T. K.  (Eds.) (2018). Experiencing Intercultural communication: An Introduction.  (6th edition) New York: McGraw-Hill.

[5] Spencer-Oatey, H. , & Franklin, P. . (2009). Intercultural interaction: a multidisciplinary approach to intercultural communication. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.

[6] Samovar, L., Porter, R., McDaniel, E., & C.S. Roy. (Eds.). (2014). Intercultural communication: A reader (14th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

[7] Thomas G. Weiss, & Rorden Wilkinson. (2014). International Organization and Global Governance. London & New York: Routledge.

[8] Wood, Julia T. (2009) Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture (8th edition). Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

 

【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 6Cultural Identity I  (Ch 7)

6.1 Composition and Categorization of Cultural Identity

6.2 Acquisition and Development of Cultural Identity

 

Week 7Cultural 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.

 

 

【网站】

http://course.sdu.edu.cn/icc.html

 

【资源】

相关学会:

中国跨文化交际学会 http://chinacafic.heep.cn/

国际跨文化交流学协会(The International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies, IAICShttp://www.uri.edu/iaics/index.php

世界交际学会 World Communication Association (WCA)  http://wcaweb.org

国际跨文化研究研究院 (International Academy for Intercultural Research)

http://www.intercultural-academy.org/index.html

跨文化教育、培训和研究学会(The society for Intercultural Education, Training and ResearchSIETAR)

相关网络:

1.   http://www2.pacific.edu/sis/culture/ 互动式网络课程 B L Brack, ed.(2003).

 University of the Pacific, fundedby FIPSE, U.S. Depart. of Education.

2.    http://culturosity.com/online_learning_resources_full.htm 相关知识和技巧网站荟萃

 

【评估】

1. In-class Quizzes (60 points)

l  3 points each quiz, 13 quizzes altogether for continuous assessment;

l  Final exam will be based on previous quizzes, 15 points;

l  The quizzes may include multiple-choice, true/false, short answer questions, and case studies.

l Attendance extra credit (6 points)  

2. Term Project (20 points)

l  Students will be assigned to different groups to do

l  Teacher evaluation + Peer evaluation

l  Student will be graded upon the quality of the presented information, organization of the PowerPoint, non-verbal delivery quality, performance of the teamwork, and peer evaluation.

l  Specific rubrics will be provided in class.

3. Writing Assignment (20 points)

l  Choose one assignment from the options: short paper / project proposal / book review / case analysis / synopsis of thinktank report.

l  A good piece of writing assignment should be well organized, logically structured, and constructed. Proper words and phrases are required. No evident grammatical errors should be found in the essay. Specific rubrics will be provided in class.

l  FormatThe essay should be 2000 words in English (3000 words in Chinese) at a minimum without reference page (reference pages are not required unless you use outside sources; at least 12 references for short papers), single-spaced, 12 points Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, and APA format.  

l  The essay should be submitted before 11: 59 PM on 12/02/2021.