Students will gain on understanding myself and others and improve interpersonal communication skills in diverse cultural occasions.
第1週 (09/07~09/13) Course introduction & Discovering myself and my surroundings
第2週 (09/14~09/20) Gain on understanding myself and others and understanding about my communication types
第3週 (09/21~09/27) Introduction to key concepts: culture, communication, and cross-cultural interaction
第4週 (09/28~10/04) Cultural Differences and Problems in Cross-Cultural Communication
第5週 (10/05~10/11) Learning verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., gestures, facial expressions, eye contact)
and understanding how it varies between cultures
第6週 (10/12~10/18) Language Choice
第7週 (10/19~10/25) Business Communication Across Cultures:
cross-cultural issues in business communication (e.g., negotiations, meetings)
第8週 (10/26~11/01) Interpersonal Communication in a Cross-Cultural Context such as building relationships and managing conflicts
第9週 (11/02~11/08) Midterm
第10週 (11/09~11/15) Communication and culture theories and trends
第11週 (11/16~11/22) Communication and culture theories trends
第12週 (11/23~11/29) Understanding about Emotions: Cross-Cultural Misunderstanding: More on Humor, Emoji and Emoticons
第13週 (11/30~12/06) Interpersonal Communication in a Cross-Cultural Context such as building relationships and managing conflicts
第14週 (12/07~12/13) Communications in a relationship
第15週 (12/14~12/20) Recap
第16週 (12/21~12/27) Final project preparation
第17週 (12/28~01/03) Final assignment
第18週 (01/04~01/10) Flexible learning: Overview
平時評量 20%: 出席 Attendance
期中評量 30%: 考試&作業 Exam & Individual Assignment
期末評量 30%: 考試&作業 Exam & Individual Assignment
其他評量 20%: 態度與成果 Attitude and Achievement