Exploring Intercultural Communication

Catalog description

This course will provide a foundation for improved intercultural communication. Exploring Intercultural Communication studies the influence of cultural diversity on interpersonal (one on one) interactions, but resists the temptation to trivialize intercultural communication by reducing it to a set of "dos and don'ts" of another culture. Instead, this course fosters understanding and respect for disparate world views. Second, the course transcends a limited "skills" approach and looks instead toward theory that grounds understanding of differences in belief, cultural practices, values, and ethics and their influence on intercultural engagement in interpersonal settings. This course is offered for the Orbis learning community.