| COMM-30 TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE: MWF | ||||
| Fall 2008 | ||||
| Class Meeting | Topic Activity | Reading | Week | Correlating ESO |
| 18-Aug | Introduction to Class | 1 | ||
| 20-Aug | Self Introductions | |||
| 22-Aug | Why Study Intercultural Communication? | pgs. 1-23 | A | |
| 25-Aug | Chapter 1 Activity | 2 | A, D, E | |
| 27-Aug | Newspaper List | |||
| 29-Aug | What is culture? | pgs. 27-34 | A, B | |
| 1-Sep | Labor Day Holiday | 3 | ||
| 3-Sep | Investigation of culture (culture report due) | |||
| 5-Sep | What is communication? | pgs. 34-36 | A, B | |
| 8-Sep | Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck's value orientations | pgs. 37-42 | 4 | A, B, E, F, G |
| 10-Sep | Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck's value orientations | A, B, E, F, G | ||
| 12-Sep | Hofstede's dimensions of culture | pgs. 42-47 | A, B, E, F, G | |
| 15-Sep | Context & Power | 47-49 | 5 | A, B, E, G |
| 17-Sep | Chapter 2 Activity | D, E | ||
| 19-Sep | Exam 1 | |||
| 22-Sep | Family cultural path reports-papers due/informal reports | 6 | A, B, D, E, F | |
| 24-Sep | Family cultural path informal reports | A, B, D, E, F | ||
| 26-Sep | Barriers to IC | 50-58 | A, B, C, D, E, F, G | |
| 29-Sep | Ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice | 7 | A, B, C, D, E, F, G | |
| 1-Oct | Anti-buddies activity: Who might discriminate against you? | E, F, G | ||
| 3-Oct | Film I | A, D, E, G | ||
| 6-Oct | Discussion: Student Unions | 8 | A, E, F, G | |
| 8-Oct | Anti-buddy presentations & Paper due | E, F, G | ||
| 10-Oct | Film I due & Film disc. | E, F, G | ||
| 13-Oct | FGP Intro & Meeting | 9 | A, B, H | |
| 15-Oct | Identity and IC Communication | 85-121 | A, B, E, F, G | |
| 17-Oct | Chapter 4 | |||
| 20-Oct | Chapter 4 activity | 10 | ||
| 22-Oct | FGP Meeting in library | A, B, H | ||
| 24-Oct | Verbal Issues in IC | 126-140 | A, B, C, G | |
| 27-Oct | Chapter 5 | 140-157 | 11 | |
| 29-Oct | Chapter 5 Activity | A, B, C, E, G | ||
| 31-Oct | Barnga | A, B, C, E, G | ||
| 3-Nov | Exam 2 | 12 | ||
| 5-Nov | Nonverbal Communication Issues | 160-174 | A, B, C, G | |
| 7-Nov | Independent FGP | A, B, H | ||
| 10-Nov | Veteran's Day holiday | 13 | ||
| 12-Nov | Chapter 6 cont'd | 174-184 | ||
| 14-Nov | Chapter 6 cont'd / activity | A, B, C, E, G | ||
| 17-Nov | Culture, Communication, & Conflict | 209-218 | 14 | A, B, C, F, G |
| 19-Nov | Ch 8 Cont'd | 218-231 | ||
| 21-Nov | Ch. 8 activity | A, B, C, E, F, G | ||
| 24-Nov | FGP Workshop | 15 | A, B, H | |
| 26-Nov | Intercultural Celebration of Foods | E | ||
| 28-Nov | Thanksgiving Holiday | |||
| 1-Dec | Film II | 16 | A, B, C, D, F, G | |
| 3-Dec | Film II | |||
| 5-Dec | Film II | |||
| 8-Dec | Group Culture Presentations | 17 | A, B, C, F, G, H | |
| 10-Dec | Group Culture Presentations | |||
| 12-Dec | Follow Up and Presentation Discussion (Film II due) | |||
| 17-Dec | 10 AM Exam | 18 | ||
| *This schedule serves merely as a blueprint for the semester and may be changed at the | ||||
| instructor's discretion. Students will always be made aware of changes. | ||||
| PEQ= Proposed Exam Question | ||||