Courses
| Catalogue Description |
Examines the relationships between culture, language, and
interpersonal communication; considers ways of dealing with cultural
issues in the ESL/EFL classroom. Three credits.
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Information from
the Current Syllabus |
About the Course
Is it necessary for an ESL or EFL teacher to
be knowledgeable about other cultures? What does an ESL teacher need to
know about world cultures that will enhance his teaching skill and
classroom management? What do ESL/EFL students need to know about each
other's cultures? This course will explore the basic processes of
intercultural communication with a view toward creating understanding
between people of different cultures, backgrounds, and communication
styles. Topics to be addressed will include the sociocultural,
psychocultural, and environmental influences on language and
communication, and how ESL teachers can use this knowledge to make
instruction of students from diverse cultural backgrounds less
problematic and more effective.
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Textbooks
More Information
- Gudykunst, W. and Kim, Y. (2002). Communicating with Strangers: An
Approach to Intercultural Communication, 4th Edition. New York:
McGraw
Hill. ISBN 0-07-232124-5
- Fantini, A. (ed.). (1997). New Ways of Teaching Culture. New
Ways in
TESOL Series II; J. Richards, series ed. Alexandria, VA: Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. ISBN 0-939-791-70-6
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Course
Requirements
Requirement
|
Percentage of Course Grade
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| Online Discussions |
30%
|
Midterm Exam
|
20%
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Presentation
|
15%
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| Final Exam |
33%
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| Homepage |
2%
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Schedule
| Class |
Topic |
| 1 |
Introduction:
The Study of Intercultural Communication |
| 2 |
Cultural
Influences on the Process |
| 3 |
Sociocultural
Influences |
| 4 |
Psychological
Influences |
| 5 |
Environmental
Influences |
| 6 |
Interpreting
Messages |
| 7 |
Verbal
Messages
|
| 8 |
Nonverbal
Messages
video:
He Said, She Said:
Gender, Language, & Communication |
| 9 |
Communicating
with Strangers |
| 10 |
Intercultural
Adaptation |
| 11 |
Teaching
Culture.......Presentations |
| 12 |
Community
Through Diversity |
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