Intercultural
Communication
Speech 230
Phone: 425-564-3083
Email: ayabui@bcc.ctc.edu
Office Hrs: 1:30—2:30 PM,
Tuesday and Thursday, other times TBA
Textbook: Ting-Toomey, Stella.
(1999) Communicating Across Cultures.
New York: The Guilford Press.
Chin, Doug. (2001). Seattle’s
International District. Seattle:
International Examiner Press
1. To examine intercultural communication techniques as a human relations variable in several environments: work, social, institutional, and family.
2. To learn intercultural communication concepts such as self-concept, listening, cultural orientation, cultural patterns, high and low context communication styles, verbal and nonverbal coding, different persuasion styles, and intercultural competence within an oral communication context.
3. To create a better understanding how cultural variables impact Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication through classroom dialog and collaborative exercises.
4. To demonstrate group communication skills by collaboratively working in an intercultural group to organize and present an oral presentation using Toolbook Assistant.
5. To analyze assigned readings, and to self-monitor “individual learning” by archiving learning results in an email learning journal.
6. To analyze and write a review on an Intercultural ‘movie” using intercultural concepts as analysis “frames.”
7. To demonstrate basic academic research and interview skills by presenting a group presentation.
8. To apply the recommendations suggested by Ting-Toomey in the textbook, especially in chapters 3 through 8.
9.
To encourage the students to become self-directed
learners.
10. Evaluations:
Course group Final presentation 500 points
Group PowerPoint presentation 500 points
Movie Analysis 500 points
E-mail learning journals 400 points
Class participation 600 points
Total 2500 points
Course Grading:
A 100-90 Percent (minimum points=2249)
B 89-80 Percent (minimum points=1999)
C 79-70 Percent (minimum points=1749)
D 69-60 Percent (minimum points=1499)
F Less that 60 Percent (less than 1249 points)
In order to earn an “A,” students need to demonstrate Intercultural Communication competence by orally communicating in an intercultural and interpersonal classroom environment. Students must demonstrate competence in communicating via e-mail, and by demonstrating high competence in navigating on the World Wide Web. Students must exhibit academic skills by completing eight email learning journals, a group movie analysis and a group final presentation.
1. Learning Journals of the Internet project. You will be required to complete eight (8) email-learning journals. The first learning journal is due on June 28. Send your journal to “ayabui@bcc.ctc.edu”.
Journals should be about two pages in length and should summarize the article or chapter read, should include an analysis supported with documentation of the summary and a review of your “lessons learned” in the exercise. Normally the journals will cover concepts discussed in class the week before. The schedule listed later in this syllabus will provide you with a general idea what is to be covered in the journals. Journal assignments may also be announced in class. (Points: 50 points per journal. Total 400 points.
All journals are required to be turned-in by 12:00 midnight. No late journals will be accepted after July
26, 2002. You may write a ninth journal
assessing your Intercultural Communication lessons learned. This ninth journal is your input for your
final grade.
June 28 Journal
1 Chapter 1 and definition of
transactional Communication,
July 3 Journal 2 Chapter 2
July 8 Journal 3 Chapter 3
July 12 Journal 4 Chapter 4
July 15 Journal 5 Chapter 5
July 19 Journal 6 Chapter 6
July 22 Journal 7 Chapter 7
July 26 Journal 8 Chapter 8
2. Class Participation. The major factor for this grading element is attendance. Days when student presentations are scheduled, attendance is mandatory. There are no-make-ups for class participation points. Points: The Instructor subjectively awards classroom participation points. 600 points.
3. Students will form groups of three or four students and choose a culture to report on using PowerPoint. The presentation will be a12 minute presentation on the Seattle International District. The presentation must include a “site” visit by the group. The maximum grade for a report that does not include a site visit component will be 400 points. The PowerPoint program is available in the BCC Open Computer lab. The reports will be presented on July 8 to10. Points: 500
4. Movie analysis. You will be required to review one movie during the week of July 15-19. The movie must have an intercultural/interpersonal theme. Use a concept from the textbook and analyze the intercultural/interpersonal relationship and communication styles of two major characters in the move. The last section of the analysis should be a summary of the "lessons learned from this exercise."
This exercise starts on July 16, 2002. Points: 300
5. Final Oral Report. Select at least one major concept covered in the textbook and present a PowerPoint Group Report. The group will be no larger than four students. Each student must interview at least five students for the report. Additionally, least five references from the World Wide Web, journals, etc., will be used as references for the report. References must be cited in your presentation. Reports will start on July 29. Last day of class is July 31. The group oral report will be graded on content, interviews, and the depth of the research. To receive an "A" in the course, all students must present participate in this exercise? (Points 500)
Schedule:
Jun 24—28 Chapters
1, 2 Cultural Email address/Self-concept
Jul 1--5 Chapters
3, 4
July 4 Holiday
Jul 8--12 Chapter
5, Group Reports Seattle International
District
Jul 15--19
Chapter 6, 7 Movie Analysis
Jul 22--26 Chapter
8
Jul 29--31 Final
Project Reports