![]() While necessary, it is not sufficient to learn with the substance or dep of various life skills required to function effectively in a different culture or navigate our globe’s diverse cultures. Once gained, intercultural competencies may be deepened and tested through travel, perhaps contributing profoundly to an authentic sojourner experience discussed below. This course will include theoretical and skill-based activities students will gradually become culturally curious, confident, and potentially competent communicators through various intercultural communication encounters as the course continues. The end of this chapter concludes with more information about identity and a preview of a discussion activity for online or classroom applications. In subsequent chapters, the concepts this chapter outlines are more thoroughly treated. In general and, in particular, we will define and explore terms, concepts, and skills correlated to starting the semester off strong for students studying intercultural communication. ![]() This chapter reviews some of the primary terms and concepts related to intercultural communication. Chapter One Overview Photo Rochester, MN Diversity Council Students are encouraged to ask questions and put forth their ideas about the course topics and concepts, theoretical and practical, to improve their understanding and contribute to the course itself. We are excited to learn with students as the semester progresses. PowerPoint presentations and key glossary terms are available – just email: if you are not in Lori Halverson-Wente’s Intercultural Communication class. There are study terms at the end of the chapters. We can also provide students with PDFs for downloading and printing. We want to attribute and thank the community of writers and scholars who have contributed to this book. You might hear a “shift of voice” in these sections. We cite the sources and indent for block quotes to show you who authored the information. At the same time, we want to stress that much of the scholarship in this OER book draws upon other OER books that are freely shared without copyright. This book is truly a surprise each semester as it keeps growing. We worked to focus on Minnesota co-cultures and interviewed individuals who you might know or read about. Students will notice that this OER textbook will grow and adapt during the semester. Therefore, in this first chapter, we will put forth the book’s overall theoretical approach, the formation of cultural identities, and the basic outline of the primary topics of Intercultural Communication guided by Tucker’s three questions of communication. As noted throughout the book, a favorite professor of ours used to say, “Communication addresses three questions: who am I, who are you, and what are we doing together?” If we think about these questions, we find that these questions are a practical means to divide the course and examine the primary topics of Intercultural Communication. ![]() Additionally, an OER allows for updates based on current events and local and national news. Using an OER format allows our course materials to adapt, shift, and become updated with feedback from students each semester. To this end, we have directly incorporated works from other OER textbooks and video materials and attributed them both within the text and at the end of each chapter. Thus our goal for this book is to explain intercultural communication on a theoretical level while including practical skill-based applications to understand local Minnesota co-cultures better. On a practical level, over the years, intercultural friendships and experiences have enriched our personal and academic lives. It occurred to us that a FREE Open Education Resource (OER) book would better meet the needs and pocketbooks of students. We found that by asking students to rent or purchase the most recent textbook or hoping they would buy less expensive versions online, students often ended up with the most costly book or went without a textbook. Welcome to our free online Intercultural Communication Coursebook/reading materials. A Personal Note from Lori Halverson-Wente Lori and Mark Halverson-Wente John Lewis commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington D.C. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” 1 Chapter 1 – Introduction to Intercultural Communication Introduction to Intercultural Communication
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