1/15/2025 12:36:29 AM	SPCH 7 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SPCH 7	Title:  INTERCUL COMM
Full Title:  Intercultural Communication
Last Reviewed:8/26/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

A survey of communication issues that arise among individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds, sub-cultural affiliations, or co-cultural orien- tations. This course covers current intercultural communication theory, research, and applicable skills for successful interaction in culturally diverse work places and communities.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of English 100A or Equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A survey of communication issues that arise among individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds, sub-cultural affiliations, or co-cultural orientations. This course covers current intercultural communication theory, research, & applicable skills for successful interaction in culturally diverse work places & communities. Incl: Stereotyping, prejudice, collectivism, individualism, cognitive styles, ethnocentrism, status, language, & non-verbal behavior.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of English 100A or Equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D G	Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 1995
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1995
	4C	Ethnic Studies
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: COMM 150	Intercultural Communication	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): COMM7

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Outcomes and Objectives:  The students will:

1. Describe, compare, and analyze a variety of culturally-based

  communication behaviors.

2. Choose and practice methods for communicating between two different

  cultures.

3. Describe and compare culturally-based differences in cognitive

  styles and world views.

4. Describe and compare the differences within a culture or ethnic

  group.

5. Describe and discuss their own cultural communication behaviors.

6. Discuss and practice listening skills related to intercultural

  communication.

Topics and Scope

1. Intercultural communication vocabulary.

2. Listening with culture in mind.

3. Stereotyping, prejudice, and ethnocentrism as they relate to

  communication.

4. Cognitive styles and world view and their impact on communication.

5. Value dimensions of communication especially group interaction

  (e.g. individualism vs. collectivism).

6. The importance of language on communicating interculturally.

7. Co-Cultures and Argot (the language of a co-culture).

8. Non-verbal communication: Purpose (e.g. supplement) and type

  (e.g. eye contact).

9. Non-verbal communication factors: time, silence, space/distance.

10.Communication styles, with a focus on a particular culture's

  communication style, for example, Japanese.

11.Application of intercultural communication theories in different

  areas of endeavor: business, education, medicine.

Assignments:

1. Experiential games and simulation exercises.

2. Participation in various forms of intercultural communication.

3. Field work (study communication behaviors of a culture when

  members of that culture communicate with members of another

  culture).

4. Objective and essay-type midterm examination based on lecture and

  reading.

5. Objective and essay-type final examination based on lecture and

  reading.

6. Comprehensive term paper (indicating ability to apply, analyze,

  evaluate, and synthesize concepts of intercultural communication).

7. Written analysis of communication behavior in student's own culture,

  co-culture, nationality, or ethnicity.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 40 - 60%
Reading reports, Essay exams, Term papers, MINI-ETHNOGRAPHY, SELF STUDY
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Homework problems, Field work, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 35%
Class performances, Field work, ETHNOGRAPHY
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
CLASS PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Communication Between Cultures, Samovar and Porter (Wadsworth, 1991).

Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures,

    Lustig and Koester(Harper Collins, 1993).

Dynamics of Intercultural Communication,   C.H. Dodd (Wm C. Brown, 1991).

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