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2022 unit information
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Last updated: 4 March 2022
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Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week
1 x 1-hour recorded class, 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
Intercultural communication is a vital personal and professional skill in the C21. This unit provides a practical introduction to intercultural communication in order to assist students in developing their intercultural competence. Through a combination of classes, guided discussion, personal reflection and practical exercises, students will develop an understanding of what culture and communication is (including emerging 'digital' practices), how culture influences communication, and what it means to be an effective intercultural communicator in a world experiencing new forms of online communities and behaviours. The unit is divided into three parts: the meaning of culture and cultural dimensions; developing intercultural communication competency; negotiating and resolving cultural conflicts. The unit draws of literature from the fields of social psychology, cultural anthropology and communication.The unit is action-orientated, with students encouraged to draw on their own experiences as well as the case studies and examples presented during the unit.
Identify the main features of culture and communication, and describe how culture and communication interact
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Explain the concept of cultural dimensions and apply it to contemporary and historical examples and personal experiences
GLO4: Critical thinking
Apply principles of intercultural communication to reflect on how the student's own identity and experiences affects him or her as an intercultural communicator and global citizen
GLO8: Global citizenship
Describe the key features of intercultural competency and challenges to effective intercultural communication, and explore how these challenges can be managed in order to successfully resolve intercultural conflict at the personal and community levels
GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving
Appreciate how intercultural competence informs personal and professional development and reflect on how to further develop intercultural competence in the future
GLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIS101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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