Intercultural Communication is an all-English global-access online course designed for college students, both Chinese and international ones, especially for students majoring in Foreign Languages, International Business and Trade, International Communication, International Relations, and TESOL.
Important goal of this course: to help learners develop intercultural awareness, cultural sensitivity and empathy in order that they better fit and thrive in a multicultural educational or professional setting, which is important in an age of globalized mobility and interconnection.
Major topics for this course: Globalization and Intercultural communication; Communication and Culture; Cultural Diversity; Culture and Verbal Communication; Culture and Nonverbal Communication; Time and Space Across Cultures; Cross-cultural Perceptions; Intercultural Business Communication; Intercultural Adaptation; Intercultural Competence.
Major teaching methods: intercultural case analysis, passage reading and open discussion, intercultural lens, intercultural movie analysis, learning culture through proverbs.
