Course Description:
(a brief description of the course as it appears in the study plan )
This course aims at introducing the students to the theories and approaches of
intercultural communication. Students should be able to distinguish between different
levels of cultural analysis, distinguish between the cultural and the personal, recognize
cultural differences in communication style, relate these differences to underlying
cultural dimensions, accept cultural differences as viable alternatives to organizing and
maintaining human existence, develop communication skills that facilitate intercultural
communication, apply insights and skills to teaching and develop an intercultural
program on a principles basis