Spring 2015

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

Intercultural Communication
Date
Week 1
Tuesday, January 20 .AssignmentGet the book! Website quiz
In class: Review syllabus, student info sheets, interviews and introductions
Thursday, January 22.AssignmentRead Chapter 1 and
In class: Intros continued; Defining communication, culture and intercultural
communication, Intercultural Competence; The Alligator River story; Journal #1
Week 2
Tuesday, January 27..AssignmentRead Chapter 12 (5th Ed)
In class: Intros continued; The ethics for Intercultural Competence
(Relativism-Universalism) Journal #2
Thursday, January 29.....AssignmentRead Chapter 3
In class: Metaphors; Cultural Patterns; Integral theory; Journal #3
Week 3
Tuesday, February 3..AssignmentRead Chapter 4
In class: Group assignments for the Service Learning Project.
Thursday, February 5.AssignmentStudy for the test
In class: High and Low Context Communication; Dimensions of Culture; GLOBE
Week 4
Tuesday, February 10...Assignment--Study for the test
In class: Discuss Video; review for test #1; Journals DUE
Thursday, February 12....AssignmentRead Chapter 5
In class: Test #1; Chapters 1-4 and 12; Group work
Week 5
Tuesday, February 17.....AssignmentFinish Chapter 5
In class: Cultural Biases
Thursday, February 19....AssignmentView Video #2
In class: Identity

Week 6
Tuesday, February 24.........Assignment Read Chapter 6
In class: Culture Shock; Barnga card game; Journal #4
Thursday, February 26........AssignmentFinish Chapter 6
In class: Continue Culture shock discussion; Culture and Conflict; TRIP
Week 7
Tuesday, March 3...AssignmentAnger Management H/O
In class: Expressing Anger and Culture- The Middle Way
Thursday, March 5 .AssignmentTurn in Anger Mgmt H/O
In class: Discuss Anger Management and Culture; handout discussion; Journal #5
Week 8
Tuesday, March 10.....Assignment Study for Test #2
In class: Positive Psych Film Clips; Service Learning group progress check
Thursday, March 12.......AssignmentStudy for Test #2
In class: Positive Psych Clips continued; Discuss Positive Psych and CultureTime, Goals, Hedonic Treadmill, and flow; Journal #6
Week 9
Tuesday, March 17.....AssignmentWork on your group project
In class: Test #2 covering Chapters 5, 6, and some of 12 and lecture (Conflict and
positive psych)
Journals DUE
Thursday, March 19...AssignmentRead Hand out
In class: Uncertainty Avoidance Theory; Apply it to your project
Journal #7
Week 10
Tuesday, March 24.....Assignment Read Chapter 7
In class: Verbal Intercultural Communication
Journal #8
Thursday, March 26 ......Assignment Prepare for the group
Progress presentations
In class: Group work and catch-up
Spring Break- March 30- April 5- No class held

Week 11
Tuesday, April 7 ...AssignmentRead Chapter 8
In class: Service Learning Group progress presentations
Thursday, April 9...AssignmentRead Chapter 8
In class: Nonverbal Intercultural Communication; Journal #9
Week 12
Tuesday, April 14.AssignmentRead Chapter 9
In class: Lecture and Discussion
Thursday, April 16.....AssignmentStudy for Test #3
In class: The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural Communication
Journal #10
Week 13
Tuesday, April 21....AssignmentPrepare for your presentation
In class: Review for Test #3; Journals DUE
Thursday, April 23......AssignmentPrepare for your presentation
In class: Test #3
Week 14
Tuesday, April 28
In class: Presentation Preparation
Thursday, April 30..AssignmentWork on presentations
In class: Presentations
Week 15
Tuesday, May 5 .... AssignmentWork on presentations
In class: Presentation
Thursday, May 7 ...................................... ....Assignment--Study for the final
In class: Presentations
Week 16
Tuesday, May 12.......AssignmentStudy for the final
In class: Presentations
Final:

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Days:

Date of
Examination:

Hour of
Examination:

Between 8:159:25am

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Tuesday, May 19

8-10am