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DESCRIPTION

The Communication Skills seminars introduce you to the basic elements of communication and related skills by exploring common topics in the field of Communication Studies. From lectures, textbook readings, communicative activities, group discussions, recordings and analyses, and short presentations, you will explore: (1) Real listening, (2) Self-disclosure, (3) Expressing, (4) Body language, (5) Paralanguage & metamessages, (6) Assertiveness, (7) Making contact, and (8) Digital communication. It will require about 3 hours per week to complete assignments, including an hour each for chapter readings/preparation, transcriptions, and analyses.　　

In the first semester of the Communications Studies special seminar, lecture topics include Real Listening and Self-disclosure. After each section, seminar members apply the concepts in videoing, analyzing, sharing, and discussing related conversations. 　

NECESSARY THINGS

1. 1. 1.Seminar file
      

   2. 2.Flash memory (8GB+)
      

   3. 3.Special Seminar links
      

   4. 4.Computer access (computer room schedules)
      

   5. 5.Moodle
      

   6. 6.Messages: The Communication Skills Book (4th Ed.), by McKay, Davis, and Fanning (2018)
      

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COURSE GOALS

1. 1. Understand the elements of effective communication   2. Develop basic communication skills
   

2. 3. Increase English ability   4. Improve basic study, analysis, and presentation skills
   

3. 5. Learn to learn from others
   

GRADING & ASSIGNMENTS: A+ (90~100), A (80~89), B (70~79), C (60~69), D (~59), F (1/3+ absences)

1. 1. 1. Participation & effort: 25 points,  2. Preparation & assignments: 25 points
      

   2. 2. Understanding of content: 25 points,  4. Projects: 25 points
      

2. SCHEDULE
   Date & Assignments:
   

1. 1.                      Intros, Seminar files, Syllabus, Textbook intro. HW: Unit 1, section 1, reading and assignments
   

2. 2.                      1. Intro to real listening (real vs. pseudo). Transcription practice. HW: Unit 1, 2, reading, etc.
   

3. 3.                      1. Real listening (blocks to listening). HW: Unit 1, section 3, reading and assignments
   

4. 4.                      1. Real listening (effective listening). HW: Preparing for real listening video
   

5. 5.                      1. Real listening (video). HW: Preparing for real listening transcription
   

6. 6.                      1. Real listening (transcription & analysis). HW: Real listening video analysis
   

7. 7.                      1. Real listening (sharing results & discussion, part 1). HW: Real listening video analysis
   

8. 8.                      1. Real listening (sharing results & discussion, part 2). HW: Unit 2, section 1, reading and assignments
   

9. 9.                      2. Intro to self-disclosure (self-disclosure rewards). HW: Unit 2, section 2, reading and assignments
   

10. 10.                      2. Self-disclosure (blocks to self-disclosure). HW: Unit 2, section 3, reading and assignments
    

11. 11.                      2. Self-disclosure (optimal self-disclosure levels). HW: Preparing for self-disclosure video
    

12. 12.                      2. Self-disclosure (video). HW: Preparing for self-disclosure transcription
    

13. 13.                      2. Self-disclosure (transcription & analysis). HW: Self-disclosure video analysis
    

14. 14.                      2. Self-disclosure (sharing results & discussion, part 1). HW: Self-disclosure video analysis
    

15. 15.                      2. Self-disclosure (sharing results and discussion, part 2)
    

CONTACT

1. kindt@nufs.ac.jp