COMM 130 Intercultural Communication
Course Information
| Course Number | COMM 130 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Intercultural Communication |
| Description | The focus of intercultural communication is to develop and improve the knowledge needed to understand culture, communication, how culture influences communication, and the process of communication between people from different cultures or co-cultures. The course also focuses on practicing the skills needed for effective intercultural interactions. Prerequisites: Next-Generation Accuplacer Reading score 250+ OR Classic Accuplacer Reading score 77+ OR MCA Reading score 1046+ OR ACT Reading 21+ OR completion of one of the following courses with a grade of C, 2.0, or higher: READ 0099, ENGL 0099, or ENGL 100 [or equivalent].) (MNTC Goal Areas 7a, 8: Human Diversity, Global Perspectives) |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 Credits, 48 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Next-Generation Accuplacer Reading score 250+ OR Classic Accuplacer Reading score 77+ OR MCA Reading score 1046+ OR ACT Reading 21+ OR completion of one of the following courses with a grade of C, 2.0, or higher: READ 0099, ENGL 0099, or ENGL 100 [or equivalent].
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
Course Competencies
- Explore how cultural identity shapes, and is shaped, by communication.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
- Analyze own attitudes, behaviors, concepts, and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.
- Explain the need for intercultural communication competency in a global and ever-changing world.
- Analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious, and linguistic differences.
- Explain the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.
- Assess personal intercultural communication competency.
- Define the role of perception and bias in intercultural communication interactions.
- Use verbal language effectively in intercultural communication.
- Use nonverbal communication effectively with other cultures.
- Practice active listening in intercultural and intracultural situations.
- Articulate the skills needed to manage various intercultural communication contexts.
- Practice effective oral and written communication skills.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
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