Intercultural Communication

Description

This course includes an exploration of the various contexts of intercultural communication, defining intercultural communication, and recognizing its theoretical perspectives. It also lists the features of intercultural communication, names the different issues in intercultural communication, and describes the different approaches of communication styles. Furthermore, it enables students to describe multifaceted identity approaches, illustrate characteristics of verbal communication across cultures, distinguish between different cultures and nations, express emotions and expressions across cultures, give examples of various nonverbal cues across cultures, and explain the strengths and weaknesses of ethnocentrism. The course also involves producing different and new ideas of communication across cultures, practicing appropriate methods of communication across cultures, applying the basic rules of communication across cultures, illustrating the fundamental methods for linking aging and communication, and solving problems in intercultural communication in the world of business, health care, and media. Additionally, it develops teamwork and time management skills, problem-solving skills in issues of intercultural communication, the ability to formulate a research paper on intercultural communication, and the skill to design appropriate slideshows in presentations.

Objectives

• This course is designed to provide learners with an understanding of the importance of communication between different cultures as a means to develop and face challenges such as misunderstanding and stereotypes that eventually lead to conflicts