CMST G255: Intercultural Communication
| Item | Value |
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| Curriculum Committee Approval Date | 12/05/2023 |
| Top Code | 150600 - Speech Communication |
| Units | 3 Total Units |
| Hours | 54 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 54) |
| Total Outside of Class Hours | 0 |
| Course Credit Status | Credit: Degree Applicable (D) |
| Material Fee | No |
| Basic Skills | Not Basic Skills (N) |
| Repeatable | No |
| Grading Policy | Standard Letter (S),
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| Diversity Requirement (GCD) | Yes |
| California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) |
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| Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) |
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| California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) |
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Course Description
Formerly: COMM G255. This course analyzes the study, practice, and application of communication theories as they relate to different cultural, co-cultural, ethnic, and racial groups including African American, Native American, Asian, and Latina/o populations. Current structural issues such as immigration, multiculturalism, racism, and language policies are critically reviewed through a rhetorical lens. Communication is examined in both cross-cultural and intercultural settings with emphasis on interpersonal effectiveness, including skills in nonverbal processing, assessment of different cultural interactional patterns, and anti-racist practices to build a just and equitable society. Enrollment Limitation: ETHS G255; students who complete CMST G255 may not enroll in or receive credit for ETHS G255 . ADVISORY: COMM C1000. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. C-ID: COMM 150.C-ID: COMM 150.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Course Outcomes
- Explain concepts such as race, racism, racialization, ethnicity, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, and anti-racism.
- Apply communication theory and knowledge produced by African American, Native American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino American communities.
- Examine the intersection of race and racism as they relate to class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability, language, and/or age.
Course Objectives
- 1. Critically analyze the intersection of race and racism as they relate to class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability, tribal citizenship, sovereignty, language, and/or age in Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino American communities.
- 2. Compare and contrast theories of intercultural communication derived from Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino communities.
- 3. Critically review how struggle, resistance, racial and social justice, solidarity, and liberation, as experienced, enacted, and studied by Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and/or Latina and Latino Americans are relevant to current and structural issues such as communal, national, international, and transnational politics as, for example, in immigration, reparations, settler-colonialism, multiculturalism, language policies.
- 4. Identify anti-racist language practices that work to eliminate prejudice and discrimination during intercultural communication encounters.
- 5. Describe and actively engage with anti-racist and anti-colonial issues and the practices and movements in Native American, African American, Asian American and/or Latina and Latino communities to build a just and equitable society.
Lecture Content
Intercultural communication introduction Need for intercultural competence, such reviewing how struggle, resistance, racial and social justice, solidarity, and liberation as experienced by Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latina and Latino Americans and its relevance to current issues. Components of communication Components of culture Definitions of intercultural communication Intercultural communication competence Components of intercultural competence Identify communicative tools for improving intercultural competence such as identifying anti-racist practices and anti-colonial issues to build a just and equitable society Cultural patterns and their influence on communicative behavior in Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino American communities Definition of cultural patterns Identification of characteristics influencing cultural patterns Definition of cultural value orientations Identifying impact of communicative behavior on cultural value orientations Cultural patterns and communication taxonomies High and low context communication Identification of Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions Cultural characteristics and application of knowledge produced by Native American, African American, Asian American, and Latina and/or Latino communities Analyzing intersectionality of race and racism as they relate to class, gender, sexuality, religion, and spirituality Articulate and analyze barriers to intercultural communication Ethno-centrism and eurocentrism Prejudice and discrimination Racism and privilege Cultural structure and history Critical events Intellectual traditions Contributions Lived-experiences and social struggles Intercultural affiliations Social justice movements in Native American, African American, Asian American, and Latina and Latino American communities Solidarity and liberation enacted through cultural groups Multiculturalism Verbal intercultural communication Definition of verbal codes Code switching Relationships among language, thought, culture, and intercultural communication Nonverbal intercultural competence Definition of nonverbal codes Identification of cultural universals and variations in nonverbal communication Intercultural conflict to engage with anti-racist practices Definition of conflict Conflict styles Conflict management
Method(s) of Instruction
- Lecture (02)
- DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
- DE Online Lecture (02X)
Reading Assignments
TextbookJournal articlesNews articlesShort stories
Writing Assignments
Conduct and analyze an intercultural interaction involving the student and a member of another culture/ethnic group; present an analysis of a global or intercultural news event using course concepts of race, racism, ethnicity, ethno-centrism; analyze critical incidents and intercultural misunderstandings; cross-cultural analysis of short story or movie, using course concepts to analyze the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, spirituality, and class.
Out-of-class Assignments
Case study analysis from different ethnic groups.Responses to guest panel discussions of communication experts from Native American, African American, Asian American, and Latina and/or Latino communities.Podcasts or interviews discussing anti-racist practices.
Demonstration of Critical Thinking
Intercultural communication requires the critical analysis of a) cultural differences in beliefs and values, communication style, and their social and psychological effects, and b) how to modify communication to cultural expectations. Students are required to demonstrate these critical thinking skills in classroom discussions, written assignments, analyses of intercultural interactions and examinations. Students will apply theory and knowledge produced by Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino Studies.
Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration
Conduct and analyze an intercultural interaction involving the student and a member of another culture/ethnic group; identify anti-racist practices and apply knowledge to intercultural communication; analyize the intersection of race and racism as it relates to aspects of identity; present an analysis of a global or intercultural news event using course concepts; analyze critical incidents and intercultural misunderstandings; analyze a short story or movie, using course concepts to explain the cultural or intercultural interactions.
Eligible Disciplines
Communication studies (speech communication): Masters degree in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication, or organizational communication OR bachelors degree in any of the above AND masters degree in drama/ theater arts, mass communication, or English OR the equivalent. Masters degree required. Ethnic studies: Masters degree in the ethnic studies field OR a masters degree in American studies/ethnicity, Latino studies, La Raza Studies, Central American studies, Latin American studies, cross cultural studies, race and ethnic relations, Asian-American studies, or African-American studies OR the equivalent OR see interdisciplinary studies. Masters degree required.
Textbooks Resources
1. Optional Martin, J.D. Nakayama, T.. Intercultural Communication in Contexts, 8th ed. Mc Graw Hill, 2022 Rationale: Updated edition 2. Required Grothe, T.. Exploring Intercultural Communication, ed. Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, 2020 3. Required Golash-Boza, T. M. Race and racisms: A critical approach, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2021 4. Required Ahrndt, S.. Intercultural Communication, ed. Open Education Resources Collection, 2020 5. Required Omi, M., Winant, H.. Racial Formation in the United States, 3rd ed. Routledge/Taylor Francis Group, 2015 Rationale: Discusses race and identity.
Other Resources
1. Takaki, R. Why Multiculturalism Matters. Ellensburg, WA: Central Washington University Academic Compusing/ ECTV, 2002. 2. Kendi, I. How to Be an Antiracist. Bodley Head, 2019. 3. Oluo, I. So You Want to Talk about Race. Seal Press, 2019.