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Intercultural Communication Adventure with Little Pilot What makes for good intercultural communication? What is cross cultural awareness? Why are diversity issues important? Well, let Little Pilot help you discover the answers as he navigates the globe in his cultural cockpit with the help of a diversity dashboard. Please click on the image to the left to view the video. The length of the video is 1:55. |
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The Intercultural Flexibility Staircase Model The staircase model identifies "competency" levels of communicating in an intercultural environment. Please click on the image to the left to view the video. The length of the video is 5:44. |
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COMM 176: Intercultural Communication
- Chapter 2
- What is Intercultural Communication
- Flexibility?
Chapter 2 defines the term "communication" in relation to culture. Explained are the major characteristics that make up the intercultural process.
Family I met in Cuzco, Peru.
1. Watch these videos
The text in this video was first published on May 29, 1990 with the title "State of the Village Report", written by Donella Meadows.
The text used here has been modified. The statistics have been updated based on specialized publications and mainly reports on the world's population provided by the United Nations, Population Reference Bureau and others.
Please click on the image to the left to view the video. The lenght of the video is 3:15.
2. Read Chapter 2
You should read the chapter before completing Discussion Board entries or completing an online exam. It is suggested that you complete the Chapter 2 Guide while reading the chapter.
3. Complete the Chapter Guide
You should complete the chapter guide while you are reading the chapter. You can find Chapter Guides by clicking the "Chapter Guides" button on our main Black board page.
Chapter Guides are for your own personal use and should not be turned-in to the instructor.
4. Post on the Discussion Board
Make one Original Post and two Reply Posts on the Discussion Board. Original Posts are due on Wednesday by midnight. Reply Posts are due on Saturday by midnight.
To keep discussion varied and lively, each student has been assigned to a group by last name. To find out which group you are in, click on the "Disc. Board" button above.
Please remember your group designation You will remain in this group for the duration of the semester.
You must follow all the Discussion Board Guidelines in order to earn all the points possible on this assignment. Click "Disc. Board" link to review guidelines.
5. Take the Chapter 2 Exam
You can access the exam by clicking on the "Exams, Tests, and Quizzes" button on our main Bb page.
The exam must be completed by the exam deadline -- next Monday at noon.
If you do not finish the exam by the deadline, you will not be allowed to make it up.
If you finish the tasks listed above early, why not get a jump on next week's work? Start reading Chapter 3 and complete the Chapter 3 guide.