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INR 3931: Theory and Practice for Global Engagement through Beyond Borders
Course Description:
The course is designed to introduce Beyond Borders participants to the concepts, theories, functions and behaviors associated with intercultural communication for your upcoming experience. Throughout the course you will increase your global awareness and cultural adjustment skills, interpret cultural identity and address re-entry challenges. You will be able to more effectively use intercultural communication in your international cultural immersion experience, and also the use of reflection as an important tool for intercultural learning. We will also consider the cultural variations among us and our hosts. Our ultimate goal is to learn about our perspective and the perspective of our host on global engagement.
To achieve this goal, by the end of this class, you will be able to...
- Identify strategies to build, motivate and sustain a team.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the theory and process of intercultural communication, and its application in global settings.
- Demonstrate knowledge of a culture beyond your own as well as an attitude of respect and openness, and that your worldview isn't universal.
- Identify and interpret the host culture specifically their social and economic conditions, political and religious differences and environmental issues.
- Apply self-understanding, motivation and self-reflection as preparing to engage globally with members from another culture
- Recognize the effects of your own cultural conditioning when communicating across cultures and interpret cultural similarities, differences and their interrelatedness
- Collaborate effectively with people from cultures different from your own
- Communicate effectively and appropriately in intercultural situations and enhance your ability to adjust behavior and/or body language
- Identify and interpret the values and norms of your own culture and your host culture, and interpret the cultural similarities, differences and their interrelatedness.