LIN3160

Managing Intercultural Communication (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Heather Bowe

Offered:
Berwick First semester 2004 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2004 (Day)
Berwick First semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Malaysia First semester 2005 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On the successful completion of this subject it is expected that students will: 1. Be sensitive to inter-cultural differences in communication patterns and cultural expectations. 2. Know what kinds of questions to ask about communication patterns in a culture with which they are not (very) familiar. 3. Be able to analyze what goes wrong in communication breakdown. 4. Have encountered examples of inter-cultural communication. More generally students are expected to develop their abilities to: 5. Read and think critically. 6. Use analytic and interpretive skills in dealing with language data. 7. Present logical, coherent arguments both orally and in writing. 8. Assess evidence supporting various theories and thereby evaluate these theories.

Assessment: Class presentation and written summary (500 words): 20% + Research Assignment (2000 words): 40% + Exam (2 hours, 2000 word equivalent): 40%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial OR 1 x 2 hour lecture/seminar) per week

Prerequisites: A first-year tourism sequence in Linguistics, English, Communications, International Studies, Tourism, Management, or a Language.

Prohibitions: LIN2470, LIN3470, LIN2160, INT3010