Undergraduate Seminar (398-0-70)

Topic

Intercultural & International Communication

Instructors

Banu Akdenizli

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-258: Tues, Su 11:30AM - 12:45PM (AST)

Overview of class

Intercultural and international communication. As a result of new communication technologies, the movement of people across borders, globalmedia,transnational organizations and economies,the need for intercultural and international communication understanding and competency has become more salientthan ever. This course examinesthe relationships between communication and national cultures. The course covers theory and research in intercultural and international communication, and aims to identify and describe the many different ways we communicate and interact across cultures and nations. Through a combination of research projects, discussion and case studies some of the issues that will be discussed are: theories of symbolic interaction, nonverbal communication, world‐system theory, global flows of information, interaction between beliefs and identities, the importance of power and context in intercultural and international communication. By the end of this course students should be able to read and analyze current research in intercultural and international communication from multiple research paradigms; learn skills to communicate effectively across culturally diverse environments by identifying challenges that arise from difference, increase intercultural competence by creatively addressing those challenges, broaden perspectives of culture and people in general and build capacity to adapt by exploring cultural and international similarities and differences.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: None

Open to Sophomores and above

Open for cross registration

Satisfies Middle East Studies Minor

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only.