SPEECH 230

                                     INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

                                                WINTER 2008-HYBRID CLASS

 

Instructor: Gabriella Bedoyan

Class Meetings: R211- MWF (10:30-11:20)

Office: R230L/9:30-10:30 or by appointment

E-mail:  gbedoyan@bcc.ctc.edu

 

Required Textbook:  Samovar, Larry/Porter, Richard/McDaniel, Edwin, Communication Between Cultures, 6th Edition (Thomson & Wadsworth 2007).

 

Course Description:  This course aims to increase student intercultural competence with a hands-on approach.  Students taking this course will explore the following: communication and culture, intercultural messages, the role of context in intercultural communication, how culture affects one’s identity, how culture influences communication style, language, and non-verbal communication, and how to improve their own intercultural competence.  Students will be engaged in activities and discussions designed to aid your understanding of the concepts explored in class. 

 

Expectations:  Students need to commit to being active participants.  A college reading and writing ability is critical to a successful completion of this course.

 

Methods of Evaluation:

 

Discussion & Responses (20 points/week)                        200 points

Journals            (20 points each)                                    100 points

Group Project/Presentation                                              200 points

Movie Essay                                                                  100 points

Attendance                                                                    100 points

Intercultural Interview                                                    100 points

Exams (100 each)                                                          200 points

                                                                                    Total 1000 points

 

                                                            POLICIES

 

Grading Scale:

940-1000= A                 730-759= C

900-939= A-                  700-729= C-

860-899= B+                 660-699= D+

830-859= B                   600-659= D

800-829= B-                  0-599= F

760-799= C+

 

Attendance Policy:  Attendance will be checked daily.  Students more than 10 minutes late will receive an absence for the class.  Students with more than 6 absences will receive an “F” for the course.

 

Late Assignments:  Late work will not be accepted! All assignments need to be submitted by midnight online (unless otherwise stated of the syllabus) the night of the due date.

 

Plagiarism:  Plagiarism is any of the following:  Any representation of another person’s words or ideas in a manner that makes it seem as if they were your own, in either oral or written form; Any copying of another person’s papers or speeches; Any use of another person’s unique phrases or organizational schemes without making it clear to your audience where those words or ideas were originated.  Students caught plagiarizing on any level will receive a “0” for that assignment and will be reported to the Dean of Student Programs.  Additionally, students may not submit one paper for two or more classes.  You may not recycle speeches or papers. 

 

Special Needs:  Contact DDS at 564.2498 or report to the DDS reception of the Student Services Building.  If you have a documented disability and need accommodation, please see me at the beginning of the quarter. 

 

Attention! Group Projects:  If a student is voted out of his/her groups, he/she will research and write a 15 page research paper on an Intercultural Communication topic of the instructor’s choice.  The research paper will have a minimum of 10 cited sources and a comprehensive bibliography. 

 

 

SCHEDULE

 

Note:  This schedule is subject to change.  You will be informed of any changes throughout the quarter.

 

Week 1

 

1/2/08               In Class:  Orientation

1/3/08               Online:  Go online and review website/assignments

1/4/08               In Class:  Ch. 1 Topic + activity

 

Week 2

 

1/7/08               In Class:  Worldview

1/8/08               Online:  Read Ch. 3 + Discussion Questions

1/9/08               In Class:  Six Religious Traditions

1/10/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates

1/11/08             In Class:  Six Religious Traditions Cont. + Journal Due

 

Week 3

 

1/14/08             In Class:  Identity

1/15/08                         Online:  Read Ch. 4 + Discussion Questions

1/16/08             In Class:  Typology + Meet in Groups

1/17/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates

1/18/08             In Class:  Acquiring & Developing Identity + Journal Due

 

Week 4

 

1/21/08             No Class

1/22/08             Online:  Read Ch. 6 + Discussion Questions

1/23/08             In Class:  Functions of Language + Study Guide for Exam #1

1/24/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates + Meet in Groups

1/25/08             In Class:  Culture and Rules + Journal Due

 

Week 5

 

1/28/08             In Class:  Perception/Values/Beliefs

1/29/08             Online:  Read Ch. 5 + Discussion Questions

1/30/08             In Class:  Hofstede/Hall + Review for exam

1/31/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates

2/1/08               In Class:  Exam #1 (Chapters 1, 3-6)

 

Week 6

 

2/4/08               In Class:  Family

2/5/08               Online:  Read Ch. 2 + Discussion Questions

2/6/08               In Class:  Gender Roles/History

2/7/08               Online:  Respond to Classmates

2/8/08               In Class:  Journal Due + Meet in Groups

 

Week 7

 

2/11/08             In Class:  Movie

2/12/08             Online:  Read Ch. 10 + Discussion Questions

2/13/08             In Class:  Movie

2/14/08             Online:  Meet in Groups + Respond to Classmates

2/15/08             In Class:  Movie

 

Week 8

 

2/18/08             No Class

2/19/08             Online:  Read Ch. 7 + Discussion Questions

2/20/08             In Class:  Nonverbal Communication

2/21/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates

2/22/08             In Class:  Classifications + Journal Due

 

Week 9

 

2/25/08             In Class:  Culture & Context

2/26/08             Online:  Read Ch. 8 + Discussion Questions

2/27/08             In Class:  Multicultural Business

2/28/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates

2/29/08             No Class

 

Week 10

 

3/3/08               In Class:  Competency/Stereotype/Prejudice/Racism

3/4/08               Online:  Read Ch. 11 + Discussion Questions

3/5/08               In Class: Ethnocentrism/Culture Shock/Improving

3/6/08               Online:  Respond to Classmates

3/7/08               In Class:  Meet in Groups + Intercultural Interview Due (in class)

                       

 

Week 11

 

3/10/08             In Class:  Culture & Education

3/11/08             Online:  Read Ch. 9 + Discussion Questions

3/12/08             In Class:  Group Presentation

3/13/08             Online:  Respond to Classmates

3/14/08             In Class:  Group Presentations

 

Week 12

 

3/17/08             Online: Exam #2