Contextualizing intercultural communication

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Learning Objectives

 Successful interaction with this and associated course content will enable students to…

  • Compare and contrast environments’ effects on speech
  • Discuss issues of space and time orientation in different contexts
  • Discuss the intercultural context of business/professions
  • Compare and contrast environments’ effects on conversation
  • Discuss issues of privacy in different environments and cultures
  • Identify and discuss different orientations towards time
  • Compare business etiquette across cultures
  • Discuss issues of translation in professional contexts
  • Identify potential cultural issues in professional contexts
  • Apply knowledge and skliis gained to real-life encounters
  • Have understanding and acceptance of different orientations to time and place

 

Topics covered

  1.  Environmental contexts
    • The impact of the environment on conversations
    • Built environments and communication patterns
    • Privacy across cultures
    • Cultural spaces
    • Car and driving behavior in a cultural context
    • Time orientation
  2. Professional and institutional contexts
    • Business and organizational contexts
    • Equity and ethics
    • The importance of names
    • Communicative genres
    • Translation and interpretation
    • Translation and interpretation
    • Education

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