異文化コミュニケーション論 — Osaka Jogakuin Web Syllabus

科目名	異文化コミュニケーション論
担当教員	Johnston, Scott
授業の目的、または到達目標	To understand how our own experiences and beliefs shape the way we interact with people, to develop expertise in communicating across cultures, and to gain knowledge of intercultural communication skills. We will examine identity, language, nonverbal codes and other factors that affect communication. Learning Goals Can identify some gestures and their different meanings in different countries Can identify your our stereotypes Can understand how individuals are different in their views of the world and values Can explain the concept of the cultural iceberg Can explain high/low context Can give examples of Describe, Interpret and Evaluate Can give a presentation on an aspect of culture Can explain hidden culture Can write a reflective paper linking the cultural ideas learned in class to their world
授業の概要	What is culture? How does it influence how we interact with people? Why do people from different backgrounds often misunderstand each other? How can we develop better communication skills? These are a few of the questions that we will discuss in this course. We will examine the field of intercultural communication and begin to develop skills to help us become better intercultural communicators.


授業の形態	This course involves readings, discussions, student presentations and role plays. To understand intercultural communication we all must be actively involved in the classes.
時間割		概要	宿題(予習・復習等)
	1	Culture; Who am I? iceberg
	2	Identity	Chapter 1 Culture and Identity
	3	Hidden culture	Chapter 2 Hidden Culture
	4	Stereotypes	Chapter 3 Stereotypes
	5	Cultural simulation
	6	Language	Chapter 4 Words, words,
	7	Nonverbal	Chapter 5 Communication without Words
	8	Perception	Chapter 7 Perception
	9	Communication Styles	Chapter 8 Communication Styles 1
	10	High and low context	Chapter 9 Communication Styles 2
	11	Values and beliefs	Chapter 10 Values
	12	Where are behaviour comes from	Chapter 11 Deep Culture
	13	Cultural simulation; going overseas
	14	Culture shock	Chapter 12 Culture Shock
	15	Review culture in our lives
準備学習	Students are expected to come to class prepared to actively participate in discussions. The instructor will be facilitating discussions and will draw on students' ideas to expand the course material.
教科書	Shaules, J. & Abe, J. (1997). Different Realities. Tokyo: Nan'un-do.
成績評価方法・基準	Classwork 50% (class participation, quizzes, journals, and assignments) Paper(s) on intercultural learning 30% Presentations 20%

時間割

担当教員	開講学期	開講曜日	開講時限	履修クラス	単位数
Johnston, Scott	春学期	金曜日	５時限		2