A World of Difference: Exploring Intercultural Communication

A World of Difference: Exploring Intercultural Communication, available at Free, has an average rating of 4.55, with 10 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 3668 reviews, and has 26566 subscribers.

You will learn about By the end of this course, you should be able to explain the importance of studying intercultural communication. By the end of this course, you should be able to Identify the basic building block of culture and note examples of each. By the end of this course, you should be able to apply Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomies and Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck's Cultural Patterns in exploring how culture can be viewed and understood. This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is intended for people at all levels. It is particularly useful for This course is intended for people at all levels.

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Summary

Title: A World of Difference: Exploring Intercultural Communication

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4.55

Number of Lectures: 10

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 10

Number of Published Quizzes: 3

Number of Curriculum Items: 13

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 13

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you should be able to explain the importance of studying intercultural communication.
By the end of this course, you should be able to Identify the basic building block of culture and note examples of each.
By the end of this course, you should be able to apply Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomies and Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck's Cultural Patterns in exploring how culture can be viewed and understood.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for people at all levels.

Target Audiences

This course is intended for people at all levels.

This course will introduce you to general themes, issues and perspectives associated with the study of intercultural communication. In exploring these issues, the presenters provide a brief introduction to the topic, a basic examination of important themes of culture and communication, two frameworks for viewing culture and examples from the presenters' research and life experience. We hope this project serves as a catalyst for thought and discussion regarding the challenges and opportunities associated with living in a diverse world.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Why Study Intercultural Communication?

Lecture 2: Introducing your instructors

Lecture 3: Communication and Culture

Lecture 4: The Miniature Earth

Chapter 2: Cultural Building Blocks

Lecture 1: Cultural Building Blocks: Part 1

Lecture 2: Cultural Building Blocks: Part 2

Chapter 3: Cultural Taxonomies

Lecture 1: Introducing Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomies

Lecture 2: Applying Hofstede's Taxonomies

Lecture 3: Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck's Cultural Patterns

Chapter 4: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Continuing the Conversation

Instructors

Philip Thompsen
Professor of Communication Studies
Bessie Lawton
Anita Foeman

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