神田外語大学2005年度シラバス

　　コミュニケーション研究演習-8
　　Diversity of communication patterns

JUDIT HIDASI	4単位
	3～4年
	通年

60200708

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 issues in intercultural encounters.

評価方法：

Based on class participation and activity. All students are expected to provide presentations using the articles and papers distributed for study by the teacher.

テキスト名：

Individual articles and papers for reference will be distributed in class for reading and study. At the beginning of each semester participants will divide among themselves the designated articles for presentation.

注意事項：

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

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１．	The diversity of communication styles and communication patterns from a cultural perspective.
２．	Differences in the goal of and in the expectations toward communication - a crosscultural perspective.
３．	Asian perspectives on communication theory: China. (Kincaid)
４．	Asian perspectives on communication theory: Japan. (Kincaid)
５．	Asian perspectives on communication theory: Korea. (Kincaid)
６．	The impact of Confucianism on interpersonal relationships and communication patterns in East Asia. (Yum)
７．	High-context communication versus low-context communication.(Hall)
８．	Informative versus relational, deductive versus inductive, digital versus analog.
９．	Apology - politeness strategies and their verbal manifestations. Crosscultural differences.
10．	Case-study analysis.
11．	Directness and indirectness in communication. Speech-acts in a crosscultural perspective.
12．	Case-study presentations and discussions.
13．	Summary.
14．	Japanese communication: language and thought in context. (Maynard)
15．	Japanese communication in global context. (Maynard)
16．	Japanese international self-expression. (Sato)
17．	Characteristics of Japanese group performance. (Sato)
18．	Questioning and answering the Japanese way. (Sakamoto-Naotsuka)
19．	Questioning and answering the Western way. (Sakamoto-Naotsuka)
20．	Silence and silences in cross-cultural perspective. (Ishii-Bruneau)
21．	The influence of communication patterns on education: different teaching and learning strategies. (Hayashi; Hofstede)
22．	(Foreign language) learning in the Japanese way < > (foreign language) learning in Western cultures; teaching the Japanese way, teaching the Western way.
23．	Communication styles and strategies in multicultural settings.
24．	Misunderstanding, miscommunication, misinterpretation: case-studies.
25．	How to become communicatively competent in a globalizing world?
26．	Summary.