A collaborative partnership between the Department of Communication Studies
at California State University, Northridge and Grant High School.
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A collaborative partnership between the Department of Communication Studies
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Communication Studies 356: Intercultural Communication This course is a journey. As most journeys, our travels take us to places both known and unknown. In the process, we will learn a great deal about others—their values, ways of thinking, behaving and communicating. We will also learn about ourselves. Self-reflection is an important aspect of intercultural communication. In our exploration of new territory in this class, we go away from home but also return home. Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will increase your intercultural communication competence. A variety of teaching methods including lecture, discussion, group work, exercises, and creative modalities will be used to address issues in this class. The general purpose of this class is to understand the ways in which culture and communication intersect and influence each other. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the importance of context—social, cultural, historical, and political—in intercultural interactions and communication. Specific Course Objectives1. To explore cultural self-awareness, other-culture awareness and the dynamics that arise in interactions between people from different cultures. 2. To understand how communication processes differ among cultures and to acquire knowledge and skills that increase intercultural competence. 3. To identity barriers--racism, sexism, and systems of privilege--that arise from histories of colonization, exploitation, and discrimination and learn ways to creatively address these inequities. 4. To gain a critical perspective on local/global issues by examining the historical and political dimensions of intercultural relations |
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