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Intercultural Communication (ICS 7 / Speech 7)
Welcome!
Basic information about my sections of Intercultural Communication:
This course is offered in two formats:
-- On-campus
-- Distance Learning (this section is 50% on-campus and 50% online, a true "hybrid" course).
For more information on this Distance Learning section, click on the link to the left).
Summer 09:
I will be teaching 1 section of ICS/Spch 7
TRYING TO ADD? Students who wish to add the class must attend the first evening class for the entire period (6:00 - 9:40 pm) Enrollment is expected to be high. Registered students who miss the first meeting may find that their spot has been given to an adding student.
DISTANCE LEARNING: This is an evening hybrid class (designated Distance Learning),
half online, and half on campus (21 hours on campus instead of 42).
The Summer '09 Distance Learning hybrid section will meet every Thursday evening,
6 nights total, from 6-940 pm.
Attendance at all 6 meetings is required.
See link to left for meeting dates and additional info. re this Distance Learning section.
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Overview: Understanding the ways cultural background can influence communication can help you to communicate more appropriately and effectively at work, in college and in your daily life. We will study communication between people of different cultural groups and you will participate in activities to improve your skill in interacting across cultures.
Topics will include:
- cultural aspects of language use
- reading body language across cultures
- interacting with English language learners
- successful discussions in multicultural groups
- identity groups (we all have multiple identities!)
- biculturalism
- pressure to maintain one's first culture in second culture contexts
- colonial legacies and intercultural conflicts
- stereotyping in the media
- power, privilege and communication
- stereotyping and discrimination
There will be many opportunities to work one-on-one with students of different cultural backgrounds.
No text is needed for this course. You will need to purchase a course packet (CP).*
The CP for the DL section runs about $10.00 (the unit readings are online in a printable format, and are not included in the CP).
The CP for the on-campus section of the course runs about $40.00. This is at least $10 less than the cost of a used IC text + course packet (standard material for most courses).
*The CP is NOT sold through the Bookstore - Information on purchasing the CP will be available at the first class meeting.
For registration information, see De Anza Website: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu
Email: mcnultypiper@deanza.edu
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Schedule of Classes: http://www.deanza.edu/schedule
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College Catalog: http://www.deanza.edu/publications/catalog
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