Objectives:
This course will explore some causes of mental stress that people may have in communicating with a foreigner and discuss how stress can damage the human body and mind.
Content:
Americans communicating with Japanese often have difficulties due to cultural differences. Japanese also encounter similar difficulties. This course will explore these difficulties and examine how and why people get stressed out and damaged both mentally and physically. Although the main concern in this course is stress and its effects for humans, students are encouraged to discuss cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan and norms of Japanese society and self-awareness, as well as their own experiences.
Text:
Gudykunst, William, and Tsukasa Nishida. Bridging Japanese/North American Differences. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1994.
Evaluation:
Attendance & Participation 10%
Homework 15%
Presentation 15%
Summary 30%
Exams 30%
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TOTAL 100%
Schedule:
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6/4 (Wed) Orientation / Chapter 1
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6/6 (Fri) Chapter 2 (DUE --> Reading Assignment #1:Ch.2)
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6/11 (Wed) Chapter 2
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6/13 (Fri) Presentation (Ch.2) (DUE --> Summary #1: Ch.1&2)
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6/18 (Wed) Chapter 3 (DUE --> Reading Assignment #2:Ch.3)
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6/20 (Fri) Chapter 3
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6/25 (Wed) Presentation (Ch.3) (DUE --> Mid-Term Exam (Ch.1-3))
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6/27 (Fri) Chapter 4 (DUE --> Reading Assignment #3:Ch.4)
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7/2 (Wed) Chapter 4
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7/4 (Fri) Presentation (Ch.4) (DUE --> Summary #2: Ch.3&4)
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7/9 (Wed) Chapter 5 (DUE --> Reading Assignment #4:Ch.5)
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7/11 (Fri) Chapter 5
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7/16 (Wed) Presentation (Ch.5)
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7/18 (Fri) Chapter 6 (DUE --> Reading Assignment #5:Ch.6)
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7/22 (Tue) Chapter 6
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7/23 (Wed) Presentation (Ch.6) (DUE --> Summary #3: Ch.5&6)
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9/10 (Wed) NO CLASS (covered on 7/22)
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9/12 (Fri) NO CLASS (covered on 7/23)
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9/17 (Wed) NO CLASS
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9/19 (Fri) NO CLASS
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9/24 (Wed) Final Exam (Ch.4-6)
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9/26 (Fri) Evaluation
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<Intercultural Marriage>
Manual for Intercultural Marriage
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<References>
Bibligraphy of Intercultural Communication & Cultures of Japan and the U.S.