Intercultural Interaction and Influences

Through this very focused course, you will be introduced to and experience aspects of culture such as its nature, the dimensions of cultural variability, language and meta-communication, that knowledge is not neutral, implicit bias, and the role of theory and experience in developing your understanding of and growing competence in intercultural interaction, both within your home culture and in other cultures. All these are components of intercultural leadership that recognizes the uniqueness of individuals even within larger, similar groups.

This course draws heavily on the the pedagogies of adult education. Explicitly, you will be exposed to experiential learning and reflection practices, designed to help you develop personally, with an eye toward leadership, from where you are to where you can be. The learning process involves lecture and in-class activities, group discussions, and personal reflection.