(ACCREDITED WITH ‘A’ GRADE BY NAAC)
FACULTY OF INDIAN LANGUAGES
VALUE ADDED ELECTIVE COURSE
VA-IL011- INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Objectives:
This course introduces you to the fundamental principles and issues of intercultural
communication from an interdisciplinary perspective. It proposes to develop a perception
of and appreciation for different cultural perspectives and values.
UNIT – I
Language and Culture - studying culture and communication - Various Definitions of
Culture - basic approaches to the concept of culture - Communication and Culture -
Intercultural communication: Interaction in a Diverse World - historic overview of the
field - the academic field of intercultural communication – “Culture” in the Field of
Intercultural Communication - Three Principles of Interculturalism- DMIS: Denial –
Defense – Minimization.
UNIT – II
Identity- Racial identity - Ethnic identity - Cultural identity; Plurality of Identity;
Properties of Cultural Identity- Individual- relational and communal identity; Social and
Cultural Identities- Gender identities- Age identities- Spiritual identity- Class identityNational
identity- Regional identity- Personal identity; Stereotypes - Cultural Diversity in
Perception: Alternative Views of Reality.
UNIT – III
Verbal and nonverbal communication (including conversation styles, politeness, and
expectations related to time and space) - low and high context communication
processing - communication styles - cultural speaking rules Politeness - perception,
interpretation and evaluation; nonverbal Communication; Proxemics - Contact/low
contact - Kinesics- Gestures, facial expressions, body language, eye contact; artifactsClothing,
artifacts, living environments.
UNIT – IV
Cultural values and communication- Cross-cultural Studies - Individualism and
collectivism- Hierarchy and power distance; Intercultural Studies – Intercultural
encounters and adaptation- Encounters and emotions -Culture Shock -Intercultural
adaptation - U-curve model- honeymoon period- crisis period - adjustment period -
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
biculturalism period- W-curve model - Stress-Adaptation-Growth- emigrant assignment
cycle.
UNIT – V
Intercultural competence - Intercultural Competent Person- intercultural sensitivityMilton
Bennett’s developmental model of intercultural sensitivity - Acceptance,
Adaptation and Integration Measurement of Intercultural Sensitivity; Theory to practice -
Cultural influences on context – the business setting, the educational setting and the
health care setting.
REFERENCES:
Bennett, M.J. 1986. A developmental approach to training for intercultural sensitivity.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 10 (2), 179-196.
Bennett, M.J. 1993. Towards ethno relativism: A developmental model of intercultural
sensitivity. In R.M. Paige (ed.), Education for the intercultural
experience. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press. 21-71.
Bennett, M. J. (ed.). 1998. Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication, selected readings.
Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, Inc.
Bennett, M.J. 1998. Intercultural Development Inventory Manual. Portland: The
Intercultural Communication Institute.
Bhawuk, D. P. S. &
H.C. Triandis. 1996. The role of culture theory in the study of culture and intercultural
training. In D. Landis & R.S. Bhagat (eds.). Handbook of
Intercultural Training. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 17-
34.
Brown, P., &
S.C. Levinson. 1978. Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage. Cambridge:
University Press.
Carbaugh, D. 1996. Situating selves: The communication of social identities in
American scenes. Albany, NY: State University of New York
Press.
Chen, G. &
W. Starosta 1998. Foundations of intercultural communication. Boston, MA: Allyn
and Bacon.
Chomsky, N. 1964. Current issues in linguistic theory. The Hague: Mouton.
Chomsky, N. 1965. Aspects of the theory of Syntax. Cambridge: The MIT Press
Chomsky, N. 1968. Language and mind. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World.
Chomsky, N. 1975. Reflections on language. New York : Pantheon Books.
Fong, M. &
R. Chuang (eds). 2004. Communicating Ethnic & Cultural Identity. USA: Rowman &
Littlefield, Inc.
Hall, E.T. 1989. Beyond culture. New York: Anchor Books.Hammer.
Hymes, D. 1964. Language in culture and society. New York: Harper and Row.
Hymes, D. 1972. Language in society. Cambridge University Press.
Hymes, D. 1974. Foundations in sociolinguistics: An ethnographic approach.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Hymes, D. &
J. Gumperz, (eds.) 1964. The ethnography of communication. American Anthropologist
66:6, Part 2.
Kim, Y. Y., 2001. Becoming Intercultural. An Intergrative Theory of Communication
and Cross-Cultural Adaptation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications, Inc.
Landis, D. Bennett, J.M.
& Bennett, M.J. (eds.) 2004. Handbook of Intercultural Training 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks:
Sage.
Larry A. Samovar &
Richard E. Porter 2003 Intercultural Communication – A Reader. 10th Edition, Thomson /
Wadsworth, Australia.
Schwartz, S.H. 1994. Beyond Individualism-Collectivism: New cultural dimensions of
values. In K. Uichol, C. Kagitcibasi, H.C. Triandis & G. Yoon
(eds.). Individualism and Collectivism. Newbury Park: Sage. 85-
119.
Schwartz, S.H. 2003. Values and behavior: Strength and structure of relations.
Personality and social psychology bulletin. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publ. Bd. 29, 10. 1207-1220.
Tracy Novinger 2001 Intercultural Communication – A Practical Guide. University of
Texas press, Austin.
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FACULTY OF INDIAN LANGUAGES
VALUE ADDED ELECTIVE COURSE
VA-IL011- INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Objectives:
This course introduces you to the fundamental principles and issues of intercultural
communication from an interdisciplinary perspective. It proposes to develop a perception
of and appreciation for different cultural perspectives and values.
UNIT – I
Language and Culture - studying culture and communication - Various Definitions of
Culture - basic approaches to the concept of culture - Communication and Culture -
Intercultural communication: Interaction in a Diverse World - historic overview of the
field - the academic field of intercultural communication – “Culture” in the Field of
Intercultural Communication - Three Principles of Interculturalism- DMIS: Denial –
Defense – Minimization.
UNIT – II
Identity- Racial identity - Ethnic identity - Cultural identity; Plurality of Identity;
Properties of Cultural Identity- Individual- relational and communal identity; Social and
Cultural Identities- Gender identities- Age identities- Spiritual identity- Class identityNational
identity- Regional identity- Personal identity; Stereotypes - Cultural Diversity in
Perception: Alternative Views of Reality.
UNIT – III
Verbal and nonverbal communication (including conversation styles, politeness, and
expectations related to time and space) - low and high context communication
processing - communication styles - cultural speaking rules Politeness - perception,
interpretation and evaluation; nonverbal Communication; Proxemics - Contact/low
contact - Kinesics- Gestures, facial expressions, body language, eye contact; artifactsClothing,
artifacts, living environments.
UNIT – IV
Cultural values and communication- Cross-cultural Studies - Individualism and
collectivism- Hierarchy and power distance; Intercultural Studies – Intercultural
encounters and adaptation- Encounters and emotions -Culture Shock -Intercultural
adaptation - U-curve model- honeymoon period- crisis period - adjustment period -
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
biculturalism period- W-curve model - Stress-Adaptation-Growth- emigrant assignment
cycle.
UNIT – V
Intercultural competence - Intercultural Competent Person- intercultural sensitivityMilton
Bennett’s developmental model of intercultural sensitivity - Acceptance,
Adaptation and Integration Measurement of Intercultural Sensitivity; Theory to practice -
Cultural influences on context – the business setting, the educational setting and the
health care setting.
REFERENCES:
Bennett, M.J. 1986. A developmental approach to training for intercultural sensitivity.
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 10 (2), 179-196.
Bennett, M.J. 1993. Towards ethno relativism: A developmental model of intercultural
sensitivity. In R.M. Paige (ed.), Education for the intercultural
experience. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press. 21-71.
Bennett, M. J. (ed.). 1998. Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication, selected readings.
Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, Inc.
Bennett, M.J. 1998. Intercultural Development Inventory Manual. Portland: The
Intercultural Communication Institute.
Bhawuk, D. P. S. &
H.C. Triandis. 1996. The role of culture theory in the study of culture and intercultural
training. In D. Landis & R.S. Bhagat (eds.). Handbook of
Intercultural Training. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 17-
34.
Brown, P., &
S.C. Levinson. 1978. Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage. Cambridge:
University Press.
Carbaugh, D. 1996. Situating selves: The communication of social identities in
American scenes. Albany, NY: State University of New York
Press.
Chen, G. &
W. Starosta 1998. Foundations of intercultural communication. Boston, MA: Allyn
and Bacon.
Chomsky, N. 1964. Current issues in linguistic theory. The Hague: Mouton.
Chomsky, N. 1965. Aspects of the theory of Syntax. Cambridge: The MIT Press
Chomsky, N. 1968. Language and mind. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World.
Chomsky, N. 1975. Reflections on language. New York : Pantheon Books.
Fong, M. &
R. Chuang (eds). 2004. Communicating Ethnic & Cultural Identity. USA: Rowman &
Littlefield, Inc.
Hall, E.T. 1989. Beyond culture. New York: Anchor Books.Hammer.
Hymes, D. 1964. Language in culture and society. New York: Harper and Row.
Hymes, D. 1972. Language in society. Cambridge University Press.
Hymes, D. 1974. Foundations in sociolinguistics: An ethnographic approach.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Hymes, D. &
J. Gumperz, (eds.) 1964. The ethnography of communication. American Anthropologist
66:6, Part 2.
Kim, Y. Y., 2001. Becoming Intercultural. An Intergrative Theory of Communication
and Cross-Cultural Adaptation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications, Inc.
Landis, D. Bennett, J.M.
& Bennett, M.J. (eds.) 2004. Handbook of Intercultural Training 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks:
Sage.
Larry A. Samovar &
Richard E. Porter 2003 Intercultural Communication – A Reader. 10th Edition, Thomson /
Wadsworth, Australia.
Schwartz, S.H. 1994. Beyond Individualism-Collectivism: New cultural dimensions of
values. In K. Uichol, C. Kagitcibasi, H.C. Triandis & G. Yoon
(eds.). Individualism and Collectivism. Newbury Park: Sage. 85-
119.
Schwartz, S.H. 2003. Values and behavior: Strength and structure of relations.
Personality and social psychology bulletin. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publ. Bd. 29, 10. 1207-1220.
Tracy Novinger 2001 Intercultural Communication – A Practical Guide. University of
Texas press, Austin.
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