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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SEC 4019 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ILKAY TAŞ GÜRSOY

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to donate students with knowledge and skills required to communicate, or share information, with people from other cultures and social groups

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to explain the relationship between culture and communication 2   to look into intercultural communication from global perspective 3   to explain the barriers agains effective intercultural communication 4   to know about features of communication for different cultures

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the course culture and communication 2 The Global Perspective of Intercultural Communication 3 Why Communicate across Cultures 4 Obstacles of Perception 5 Obstacles in Verbal Processes 6 Obstacles in Nonverbal Processes 7 Midterm exam 8 Midterm exam 9 Transcending Culture 10 Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts 11 Intercultural communication in healthcare settings 12 Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace 13 Emotion and intercultural adjustment 14 Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication.

Recomended or Required Reading

Tracy Novinger, Intercultural Communication : A Practical Guide, University of Texas Press, 2001. Zhu Huan, Exploring Intercultural Communication: Language in Action, Routledge, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and assignment

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 5 LO.2 5 5 LO.3 LO.4 5 5 5