Intercultural Communication and Adjustment

1. General Instructional Objectives (教育目標)

This course will help students understand intercultural contact, appreciate cultural and individual differences, adapt to unfamiliar situations, and communicate with confidence, empathy, and integrity.

2. Specific Behavioral Objectives (個別課題)

1. Understand identity and affiliation.
2. Identify elements of subjective culture.
3. Recognize stereotypes and prejudices.
4. Appreciate differences between people.
5. Manage intercultural anxiety and conflict.
6. Articulate important personal values.
7. Improve English communication skills.

3. Learning Strategies (教育・学習の方法)

1. Each class will include a lecture and writing.
2. We will use KNDU e-mail and the Web.
3. I will prepare a weekly podcast (audio).
4. Students will send e-mail about the podcast.
5. Report: a 500-word case study in English.

Class Preparation

1. Read next chapter of text.
2. Listen to the weekly podcast.
3. Send e-mail to the instructor.

4. Evaluation (評価方法)

Participation (attendance, writing, e-mail) 50%, Report 50%.

5. Schedule (授業予定)

1. Introduction
2. The study of culture
3. Intercultural contact
4. Communication on the Internet
5. Group affiliation and identity
6. Intergroup tension and prejudice
7. Outcomes of intergroup contact
8. Promoting tolerance
9. Sojourner adaptation: culture shock
10. Sojourner adaptation: coping strategies
11. Empathy and world views in contact
12. Ethical dilemmas and social issues
13. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
14. Course review
15. Evaluation and feedback

6. Other Information (その他)

See my Web pages for more information:
http://www.notredame.ac.jp/~peterson/

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