Intercultural Communication - Fall Semester 2000

Lecturer: Professor Kazunori Nozawa

Class Hour: Friday, Fourth Period (14:10-15:40)

Place: CALL Lab 3 (Across Wing 1F)

Textbook: Nabekura, T. (1997). Ibunka komyunikeeshon nyumon (Introduction to Intercultural Communication), Maruzen.

Tentative Schedule

Week 1 (Sept. 22): Introduction & Background of Intercultural Communication

Reading Assignment – Textbook Chapter One & Chapter Two

Week 2 (Sept. 29): Culture and Communication

Reading Assignment – Textbook Chapter Three

Week 3 (Oct. 6): Non-Verbal Communication (1)

Reading Assignment – Textbook Chapter Four

Week 4 (Oct. 13): Non-Verbal Communication (2)

Week 5 (Oct. 20): Non-Verbal Communication (3)

Week 6 (Oct. 27): Non-Verbal Communication (4)

Week 7 (Nov. 10): Language and Cultural Behavior

Reading Assignment – Textbook Chapter Five

Week 8 (Nov. 24): Biligualism and Biculturalism

Reading Assignment – Textbook Chapter Six

Week 9 (Dec. 1): Culture Shock (1)

Reading Assignment – Textbook Chapter Seven

Week 10 (Dec. 8): Culture Shock (2)

Week 11 (Dec. 15): Culture Shock (3)

Week 12 (Dec. 22): PowerPoint Presentation (1)

Week 13 (Jan. 12): PowerPoint Presentation (2)

Evaluation

The final grade = Attendance Rate (30%) + PowerPoint presentation (50%) + Quality of PowerPoint file (20%)