Culture and Communication in Western Europe
Culture and Communication in Western Europe teaches adapting writing, speaking, and nonverbal behavior for contexts like Germany, France, UK, Italy, and Spain, examining cultural attitudes and frameworks for practical application.
Summary
Lectures are small, with a median of 7 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Apply models of intercultural communication and situate countries in historical context to build Western European country-specific knowledge.
Identify limitations of models of intercultural communications and apply intercultural competency and research skills to address them.
Identify research and resources that enable continued learning about intercultural communications with West Europeans as new and unfamiliar situations arise.
Demonstrate awareness of cultural values, norms, and biases.
Apply intercultural competency skills and models to adapt communications in different situations.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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the class
Learn how to adapt writing, speaking, and nonverbal behavior to effectively communicate in a Western European context (e.g. Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain). Examine issues such as cultural attitudes toward authority, time, gender, and race, as well as the religious and philosophical values that support those attitudes. Explore frameworks for understanding a national culture's influence on communication and learn how to apply that to practical use.
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Topics
- Cultural attitudes toward authority, time, gender, and race, plus supporting religious and philosophical values.
- Frameworks for understanding national culture's influence on communication and practical application.
- Intercultural communication models and historical context for Western European countries.
Skills
- Applying intercultural communication models to build Western European country-specific knowledge.
- Identifying model limitations and applying research skills to address them.
- Identifying resources for continued learning in new intercultural situations.
- Demonstrating awareness of cultural values, norms, and biases.
- Adapting communications using intercultural competency skills and models.
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