Intercultural Communication

Catalog description

The objective of this course is to provide an overview for the study of communication and culture. We will follow a "culture general" approach to examine the factors that influence communication between persons of different cultures and/or ethnic groups. Applications will often use a cross-cultural format to compare communication and meaning between specific cultures. The focus will be upon isolating similarities and differences in intra-cultural (i.e., communication between members of the same culture and/or co-culture) and intercultural communication.