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The Intercultural Communication Course: A Response to the Carter Commission's Call for Increased Citizen Education in International Affairs
Author(s) -
Sacco Steven J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1987.tb02951.x
Subject(s) - intercultural communication , curriculum , commission , pedagogy , study abroad , sociology , foreign language , course (navigation) , cultural competence , psychology , political science , public relations , engineering , law , aerospace engineering
This article describes a course designed to increase the intercultural communication skills of American postsecondary students. Activities include readings and movies illustrating cross‐cultural conflicts; application of the Gudykunst and Kim model to a crosscultural case study; panel discussions; and a cultural simulation. Suggestions are provided for adopting the course or parts of it in the foreign language or general education curriculum.