Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
35821:Liberal Arts Seminar (07) § 35822:Theme Study (07) 2024 Fall Wed4 College　Of　Law,College　Of　Economics,College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Social　Sciences,College　Of　International　Relations,College　Of　Policy　Science,College　Of　Letters,College　of　Image　Arts　and　Sciences,College　of　Comprehensive　Psychology,College　of　Science　and　Engineering,College　of　Gastronomy　Management,College　of　Information　Science　and　Engineering,College　of　Life　Sciences,College　of　Pharmaceutical　Sciences,College　of　Sport　and　Health　Science　(tentative　name) WATANABE AKIKO 2

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Ad-seminario405

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

This course introduces students to the field of intercultural communication studies, key concepts and theories, and ways of applying them to critically assess social issues related to intercultural communication as well as everyday intercultural communication. Students conduct research, discussion, and oral presentations in the context of their students' interests regarding cultural topics. These contents will be implemented in target languages other than Japanese, i.e., English. Students not only deepen their knowledge, but also learn a lot from the interactions between students from diverse backgrounds.

Student Attainment Objectives

Students will learn key concepts and theories based on intercultural communication and apply the concepts to examine intercultural communication or problems. Later, students can do the followings:
The students can acquire some skills of communication in a society,
The students can understand things beyond your own field or specialty in English to a certain extent.
The students can communicate with confidence using English at the end of the semester.
The students will have the experience of learning independently in a language other than their mother tongue, and will experience how to learn about intercultural communication independently.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Introduction

Self-Introduction

2

Definition of Intercultural communication

Article Reading based on Byram’s Idea

3

A History of Intercultural communication

Byram’s Idea towards interculture

4

About Culture

Byram’s Idea towards interculture

5

Presentation about Culture

Byram’s Idea towards interculture

6

Communication

Ethnocentrism and Ethnorelativism

7

Presentation about Communication

Ethnocentrism and Ethnorelativism

8

Non-Verbal Communication

Some Gestures from other countries

9

Presentation about Non-Verbal Communication

Some Gestures from other countries

10

Media

Value judgement

11

Presentation about Media

Value judgement

12

Intercultural Communication

Various Theory

13

Intercultural Communication

Presentation Preparation

14

Intercultural Communication

Presentation1

15

Intercultural Communication

Presentation2

Class Format

Learning Management System （manaba+R）

email: watana@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp (response available on weekdays)

Recommendations for Private Study

Students are prepared to read sugested articles or books related to discussion topics, make a group presentation, and a review of the participants’ learning. Some reading materials need to be read and understood before participating in class. Sugested readings are as follows:
Hyejeon, Kim.,& Cara, Panry Williams. (2021). Discovering Intercultural Communication -From Language users to language use. Palgrave Macmillan.
Michael Byram (2020). Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence: Revisited. Multilingual Matters.
Stephanie Ann Houghton (2012). Intercultural Dialogue in Practice. Multilingual Matters.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

期末レポート 30%
授業内レポート・授業内テスト 20%
授業への参加度等 50%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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