神田外語大学2003年度シラバス

　　コミュニケーション研究演習-8　

JUDIT　HIDASI	4単位
	3～4年
	通年

Communication strategies

The course aims at broadening our thinking about communication as a fundamental form of human interaction. Differences between communication styles and practices of people with different lingusitic and cultural backgrounds will be discussed. A look at communication theories from different cultural perspectives will contribute to the understanding of miscommunication.

評価方法：

Based on class participation and activity. All students are expected to provide presentations based on the reference literature.

テキスト名：

Individual articles and papers of the reference literature will be distributed in class for reading and study.

注意事項：

The class is run in English, but contributions and activity in class are accepted in Japanese as well. Presentations are however preferred to be delivered in English.

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１．	The diversity of communication styles and communication patterns from a cultural perspective
２．	Differeneces in the goal of and in the expectations toward communication
３．	Asian perspectives on communication theory: China, Korea, Japan (Kincaid)
４．	The Impact of Confucianism on Interpersonal relationships and Communication Patterns in East Asia (Yum)
５．	Japanese communication: language and thought in context (Maynard)
６．	Japanese communication in global context (Maynard)
７．	Japanese international self-expression (Sato)
８．	Characteristics of Japanese group performance (Sato)
９．	Questioning and answering the Japanese way (Sakamoto-Naotsuka)
10．	Questioning and answering the Western way (Sakamoto-Naotsuka)
11．	Silence and silences in cross-cultural perspective (Ishii-Bruneau)
12．	Intercultural Personhood: An integration of Eastern and Westerns Perspectives (Kim)
13．	The influence of communication patterns on education: different teaching and learning strategies
14．	Towards the globalization of communication styles in international settings