INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

RTS611

Course Code: RTS611
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 15

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Fatma Senem Güngör

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Demonstrate an understanding of the trends that have intensified the value and importance of intercultural communication, including: Globalization; Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity; Mobility; Political and Economic Interdependence; New Technologies
Develop a `global mindset? by recognizing the applications of the Hofstede studies and other research literature pertaining to intercultural communication within and among organizations.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

The aim of this course is to inform students about the intercultural communication theories and to analyze the new hybrid forms of new citizenship that emerged with globalization. At the end of this course the student learns the contemporary issues about the communication with the other and develops solutions to them.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introductions & Course Overview
2^nd Week	Intercultural Communication
3^rd Week	Retreat: Self Introductions & Values
4^th Week	Culture Shock
5^th Week	Building Relationships across Cultures
6^th Week	Intercultural Conflict Styles
7^th Week	Oppression, Stereotypes and Assumptions
8^th Week	The ethnographic approach to understanding culture
9^th Week	Privilege and Culture
10^th Week	Popular Culture
11^th Week	Re-Entry, Evaluations, and Closure
12^th Week	The Constructivist communication model and Information Theory.
13^th Week	the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), and Milton Bennett?s model of empathy
14^th Week	Final Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Hall, Edward T., 1990, The Hidden Dimension, (Anchor Books a Doubleday Anchor Book), ISBN 0-385-08476-5
John Gray, Men are from Mars, 2012, Women are from Venus, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-06-057421-5
Iris Varner & Linda Beamer Intercultural Communications in the Global Workplace (fifth edition - 2011) McGraw-Hill-Irwin ISBN: 0073377740
Martin, J.N. & Nakayama, T.K. (2007). Intercultural communication in contexts. 4th Edition. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
Martin, J.N. & Nakayama, T.K. (2002). Readings in Intercultural Communication. Experiences and contexts. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2	X	X
K3		X