COM 236 - Intercultural Communication

Description
Intercultural Communication examines the impact of effective communication among diverse cultures. Among the topics covered are the process of creating cultural identity and perspectives, ethnocentrism, the impact of values and beliefs, and verbal and nonverbal communication.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the communication challenges tied to cultural differences.

2. Describe how individuals develop unique cultural identities and worldviews.

3. Analyze both the differences and similarities among cultures.

4. Relate how cultural identities, beliefs and values impact perceptions and communication.

5. Identify specific cultural rituals and customs.

6. Recognize the differences among cultures in both verbal and nonverbal communication.
Course Outline:
I. Communication and Culture

A. Defining Intercultural Communication

B. Characteristics of Culture

II. The Deep Structure of Culture

A. Impact of Family

B. Historical Perspectives on Culture

III. Worldview

A. Religion as a Worldview

B. Six Religious Traditions

IV. Culture and the Individual

A. Types of Identities

B. Acquiring and Developing Identities

V. Alternate Views of Reality: Cultural Values

A. Beliefs

B. Values

C. Dominant U.S. Cultural Patterns

D. Hofstede’s Value Dimension

E. Kluckhornsand Strodtbeck’s Value Categories

F. Hall’s High-Context and Low-Context Cultures

VI. Words and Meaning

A. Language and Communication

B. Language and Culture

C. Language and Thought

D. Culture and Rules of Interaction

E. Language Diversity in the United States

VII. Nonverbal Communication

A. functions of Nonverbal Communication

B. Classifications of Nonverbal Communication

VIII. Improving Intercultural Communication

A. Potential Problems in Intercultural Communication

B. Improving Intercultural Communication

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 40-50%

Facilitated discussion: 20-30%

Mediated instruction: 20-25%

Student presentation: 10-15%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 103828
Course CIP Code: 09.01
Maximum Course Enrollment: 25
General Room Request: Standard lecture classroom

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Language & Thought
Discipline: COM
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
A Master’s Degree in Communication (Organizational, Interpersonal, Rhetoric) preferred.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250228T14:43:59
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030