CAS 271 – Intercultural Communication:

In today’s globalized world many of us are frequently in contact with people from different cultures, continents, and contexts. We start by defining culture and then, explore the various cultures we encounter in our daily lives to come to appreciate the complexity involved in intercultural exchanges. Our approach is interdisciplinary in perspective and global in outlook.

The goal is to improve students’ intercultural competence, including attitudes such as curiosity and the willingness to step beyond one’s (cultural) comfort zones, skills such as observing, listening, and analyzing in addition to being adaptable and showing empathy are a requirement to successfully complete and fully benefit from this particular course and our program in general. The objective is to provide students with a rich learning experience to enhance self-reflection, flexibility and sensitivity in intercultural communication settings that can be applied to both personal and professional environments.

You have questions? Simply contact Ines Meyer-Hoess (iah2@psu.edu)