ENGH243
Intercultural Communication
English
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
ENGH
Course Number
243
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMME: Major-Media and Comms Elective, MEWC: Major-English:Writing/Comms, MMED: Major-Media and Communications, NEDU: Minor-Education and Society, WRIT: GenEd-Writing Intensive, ENEW: Minor-Engl:Writ/Comms Elective, ENME: Minor-Media and Comms Elective, NEWC: Minor-English:Writing/Comms, NMED: Minor-Media and Communications
Course Short Title
Intercultural Communication
Course Long Title
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Course Description
Explores the relationship between language, culture, and communication, inviting students to understand different verbal and nonverbal communication practices and expectations (including their own), identify barriers to communication, and strengthen their ability to communicate across cultures. Topics may include the impact of worldview and ethnocentrism; World Englishes and translation; the role of nonverbal cues; and the impact of educational context, culture shock, acculturation, and ethical issues. Students will also have the opportunity to explore research in nonverbal communication such as personal appearance, touch, space, body language, gestures, eye contact, use of time, facial expressions, olfaction, and body adornment/alteration.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Equivalent Course(s)
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