1. Teaching Contents
The course is divided into nine chapters, which are: introduction, culture and communication, cultural values and patterns, cultural and identity, culture and verbal communication, culture and non-verbal communication, intercultural conflicts, culture shock, culture shock. The course plan to clarify the academic concepts, and combine current events to deepen students' understanding of relevant theories. Unit tests and discussions are set at the end of each chapter to help students consolidate the knowledge points they have learned, guiding students to learn how to use relevant theories to analyze hot current events and daily realities on intercultural communication. The course hopes to inspire students to discuss intercultural communication issues rationally.
2.Teaching Objectives
The key issues addressed in this course are: 1) Tutoring students master the theoretical tools for analyzing different cultural phenomena. Including academic knowledge on intercultural communication，the logical core of Chinese culture and spirit, the content of “to tell China's stories well, make the voice of China heard, and present a true, multi-dimensional, and panoramic view of China to the world”. 2) Tutoring students master methodologies on solving contradictions and conflicts of intercultural communication. Focusing on two important intercultural communication issues: cultural conflict, cultural shock and cultural adaptation, this course aim to provide the solutions on how to improve students cultural adaptability and ability to resolve conflicts. 3) Tutoring students understand the reality of the development of Chinese society. This course based on the reality and strategies of nation development, to expand the dimension of overseas students' understanding of Chinese society, and expand the materials and layers of Chinese stories telling for local students. 4) To help students overcome the barriers of language differences. This course adopts bilingual teaching mode. The online course is taught in English with both Chinese and English bilingual subtitles. Chapter tests are also presented in both Chinese and English to help students from all over the world break free from language constraints and gain a deeper understanding of the nature and internal logic of the course content.
3.Teaching Requirements
The teaching requirements are as follows: 1) In terms of knowledge mastery, students are required to master the basic knowledge in the field of intercultural communication, be familiar with the relevant theoretical context, have a deeper understanding of China and Chinese culture, and construct an inclusive world view. 2) In terms of practical application, students are required to master the logic and methods of analyzing current affairs cases in intercultural communication, and have the ability of cultural adaptability and conflict resolving, as well as the basic ability of using new media to tell Chinese stories and convey Chinese voices. 3) In terms of learning skills, students are required to master the basic methods of online learning, make full use of course resources, draw inferences by analogy, and expand their horizons.
