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Theory and Research in Intercultural Communication COM 372. Dr. John R. Baldwin Jrbaldw@ilstu.edu http://www.ilstu.edu/~jrbaldw/ 438-7876. Course Texts.
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Theory and Research in Intercultural CommunicationCOM 372 Dr. John R. Baldwin Jrbaldw@ilstu.edu http://www.ilstu.edu/~jrbaldw/ 438-7876
Course Texts • Martin, J. N., Nakayama, T. K., & Flores, L. A. (Eds.). (2002). Readings in intercultural communication: Experiences and contexts (2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. • Baldwin et al.: PDFS • Additional readings are on reserve in Milner Library (on-line). • All students should have an active ULID e-mail account.
Objectives • Increase your knowledge and analytical skills … • Develop skills to read, evaluate, and use intercultural theories. • Develop ability to read and evaluate research • Perform basic research (Qt/Ql/Crit) • Make practical applications: Civic Engagement • Realize that ICC can be challenging but fun!
Topics • Models of ICC/nature of “culture” etc. • Cultural value differences • Identity and its influences • Prejudice, attitudes, ethnocentrism • Verbal & nonverbal messages • Transitions • Relationships & conflicts • Media—representation of difference
Time Capsule Exercise Imagine someone in 200 years wants to know about 2000’s U.S.A. Culture… • Three items • Tangible (concrete, physical) • Cost & size is no issue • Must represent something about American culture
Announcements • Wed: • Ethics: See “Announcements” • Think about topics that interest you • Today: • More questions about BaFa BaFa • Nature of “culture” • Why study ICC?
An Iceberg Model of Culture http://www.swyaa.org/handbook/Index/image7.jpg
Aspects of culture • Social perception • Beliefs and attitudes • Values • Rules and Norms • World View • Social Organization • Family • Education • Law, etc.
Aspects of culture • Verbal processes • Thought patterns • Inductive • Deductive • Cyclical • Intuitive • Verbal language • Nonverbal processes • “Contact” behaviors • “Display rules” (showing emotion) • Time • Space
Characteristics of Culture • Learned(not innate) • Transmitted(enculturation, diffusion) • Symbolic(signs, codes, etc.) • Dynamic(invention, diffusion, calamity) • Interrelated • Ethnocentric
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