Intercultural Communication I-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS02 10020 LE37 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | All students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.4 | |
| Instructor name | TANGSEEFA，Decha (Center for Southeast Asian Studies Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
In today’s global community, how should a person conceptually prepare herself to be an effective “intercultural” communicator? Inconceivable even a decade ago, this era has witnessed tremendous transnational cultural flows -- of people, practices and products -- as well as local cultural complexities. Each not only encounters her own cultural intricacy, but also needs to effectively operate in culturally-complex contexts -- no matter in the cyber or physical spaces. These contexts range from the home and neighborhood; to places of work, worship and recreation; and to regions and the world. For this academic year, the guiding concept for both Intercultural Communication I and II will be “cultural fluency.” The two courses will be based on the second edition of my Thai book: "Light, Water and Rice Stalk: Cultural Fluency for Alterity" (2020). There are four sets of topics, the first two of which will be explored in this course and the latter two in Intercultural Communication II: Part 1. “Cultural Fluency,” Difference and Voice Part 2. Basic Elements of “Cultural Fluency”: AHA Part 3. Listen to Others, Listen to Otherness Part 4. Light, Rice Stalk and Cultural Fluency The two courses explore concepts, theories and events as well as employ sounds (melodic or not) and images (moving or otherwise) -- as pedagogical tools -- to deepen students’ understanding of effective "intercultural communication." |
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| Course Goals | Since these two courses are predominantly conceptual/theoretical, they aim for students to be able to develop a set of conceptual abilities to think through processes of “intercultural communication.” Students will, therefore, be doing a large amount of reading, discussing, and finally writing. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1: - Introduction and Course Queries Part 1. “Cultural Fluency,” Difference and Voice Week 2: - “Culture” in Social Sciences and Humanities Week 3: - “Fluency”: An Etymology - “Cultural Fluency” & Its Academic Landscape Week 4: - Culture & Time Week 5: - Difference & Voice Part 2. Basic Elements of “Cultural Fluency”: AHA Week 6: - Multiculturalism Week 7: - Belonging Week 8: - Power Week 9: - Capitalization & Technologization-1 Week 10: - Capitalization & Technologization-2 Week 11: - Habit & Ability Week 12: - Quiz: On Conceptual Understanding Week 13: - Analyzing “What Would You Do?” Week 14: - Course Summary Week 15: - No Final Exam Week 16: - Feedback Session |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
There are 2 sets of evaluation: 1) 80%: 8 one-page essays 2) 20%: 1 quiz (Week 12) By midnight of every Sunday (from the first until the twelfth week, except the eleventh week), students will submit their homework: typewritten and not more than one page (A4). Each week's assignment weights 10%. Throughout the semester, there will be 11 assignments, but each student's 8 best results will be used to calculate that student's final grade. |
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| Course Requirements |
1) Good level of English language ( TOEFL ITP score ≧525) is required (the full score is 677). (For more information on how to convert the score, among others, see: https://capman.es/sites/default/files/toefl_itp_official_score_report_soloinformativo.pdf) 2) Comparatively speaking, this course is both reading-intensive and writing-intensive. Thus, any students who plan to take too many courses in this semester will have a hard time fulfilling this course’s requirements. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students will study each week's prepared PowerPoint slides as well as reading assignments before class time. Afterward, they will answer questions prepared by the instructor, then submit the answers by midnight of each Sunday (except the eleventh week). During class time, there will be two activities: a) discussing students' answers; b) lecturing by the instructor. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
“The Uses of ‘Culture.’” In "American Literary History", Olwell, Victoria, (2016. 28/1: 159-169.) “Culture.” In "Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. ", Williams, Raymond. , (2015 [1976]. New York: Oxford University Press. Pp. 49-54.) “Anthropology and Voice.” In "Annual Review of Anthropology,", Weidman, Amanda., (2014. 43: 37-51.) “Multiculturalisms: An Overview of Multicultural Debates in Western Societies.” in "Current Sociology Review.", Colombo, Enzo. , (2015. 63/6: 800–824 ) “’I Want To Stay Forever In You.’” In "Myanmar’s Mountain and Maritime Borderscapes: Local Practices, Boundary-making and Figured Worlds. " Su-Ann Oh (Ed.)., Decha Tangseefa., (2016. Singapore: ISEAS. Pp. 261-282. ) “Method.” In "The History of Sexuality (Volume 1: An Introduction)"" , Foucault, Michel. , (1990 [1978]. New York: Vintage Books. Pp. 92-102. ) “The Ethics of the Concern of the Self as a Practice of Freedom.” In "Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth." Paul Rabinow (Ed.). Robert Hurley and Others. (Trans.)., Foucault, Michel. , (1997. New York: New Press. Pp.281-301. ) “Foucault’s Theory of Power.” In "Michel Foucault: Key Concepts." Dianna Taylor (Ed.)., Richard A. Lynch., (2011. New York: Routledge. Pp. 13-26.) “An Intuition Reset.” In "No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends.", Dobbs, Richard, James Manyika and Jonathan Woetzel., (2015. New York: PublicAffairs. Pp. 1-14.) “Introduction.” In "The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition.", Tepper, Jonathan and Denise Hearn., (2019. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pp. xiii-xxi.) “Introduction: Home or Exile in the Digital Future.” In "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power.", Zuboff, Shoshana., (2019. London: Profile Books Ltd. Pp. 3- 25.) “Prologue: The Habit Cure.” In "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business.", Duhigg, Charles., (2014 [2012]. ew York: Random House Trade Paperbacks. Pp. xi-xx. ) “The Laws of Habit.” In "Talks to Teachers on Psychology to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals.", James, William., (1899. New York: Henry Holt and Company. Pp. 64-78.) "The Future as Cultural Fact: Essays on the Global Condition.", Appadurai, Arjun. , (2013. London: Verso. Pp. 179-182. ) |
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