As a general education courses of college English, the purpose of this course is to cultivate students' intercultural communication consciousness, help students understand the differences between Chinese and western culture, students will learn to use intercultural communication theory to analyze the cases. The goal is to build scaffolding for students to improve their social language ability and intercultural communication competence. With the globalization of economic, science and technology, more and more students go abroad for further study. How to communicate effectively in English environment requires students to have certain intercultural communication competence and basic humanistic quality. This course aims to provide language support for students' future communication, help them understand the world from different perspectives, values and ways of thinking in China and other countries, and therefore lay a foundation for their future intercultural communication.
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter 1 Intercultural Communication
- Chapter 2 Communication
- Chapter 3 Culture and Language
- Chapter 4 Cultural Patterns
- Chapter 5 Verbal Communication
- Chapter 6 Nonverbal Communication
- Chapter 7 Intercultural Communication Barriers
- Chapter 8 Intercultural Adaptation
- Chapter 9 Intercultural Communication Competence
Taught by
CHI HONG, Hannah, Han Yang, and Jiang Jun