Communication Skills 2

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The Communication Skills 2 course introduces basic aspects of human communication and related skills by exploring common topics in the academic field of Intercultural Communication Studies. From a variety of activities, including short lectures, communication tasks, pair work, group discussions, video recordings, and short presentations, you will actively explore effective intercultural communication skills in 4 general sections: (1) vocal, (2) nonvocal, (3) material, and (4) multimodal. It will require about 3 hours per week to complete assignments, including an hour each for readings/preparation, transcription, and analyses.　


In Communication Skills 2, you collaborate in various activities to understand and apply the concepts and skills presented in each section to each of the four aspects of effective intercultural communication. After preparing assignments following a “flipped learning” approach, you work in pairs or small groups to actively apply what you learned in experiential projects. These projects include brainstorming, practice, video recording, transcription, analysis, and sharing.　　

　

NECESSARY THINGS

    1. 1.ComSki 2 file

    2. 2.Flash memory (16GB+)

    3. 3.Computer access (computer room schedules)

    4. 4.NUFS Moodle

    5. 5.Print materials will be provided by the instructor.　


COURSE GOALS

  1. 1. Better understand the relationship between culture and aspects of communication; 2. Build intercultural communication skills related to each aspect; 3. Improve interactional language study, analysis, and presentation skills; 4. Learn to teach and learn from others


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

    1. 1. Preparation and effort: 20 points

    2. 2. Experiential project recordings (4 x 10): 40 points 

    3. 3. Experiential project transcriptions and analyses (4 x 10): 40 points

  2. SCHEDULE
    Date & Assignments:


  1. 1.                      Syllabus, Intros, Video intro, Basic transcription - HW: Basic trans, pre-assessment

  2. 2.                      Pre-assessment, Intro to detailed trans, Intro to CRIs - HW: Detailed transcription

  3. 3.                      Sharing detailed trans, Video data 1 (vocal, 3x) - HW: Excerpt selection and basic trans

  4. 4.                      Intro to excerpt detailed trans, analysis, & sharing - HW: Excerpt analysis 1 (vocal)

  5. 5.                      Sharing session 1 (vocal, 3x) - HW: Revised excerpt analysis 1 (vocal)

  6. 6.                      Video data 2 (nonvocal, 3x) - HW: Excerpt selection and basic trans

  7. 7.                      Excerpt detailed trans, analysis, & sharing - HW: Excerpt analysis 2 (nonvocal)

  8. 8.                      Sharing session 2 (nonvocal, 3x) - HW: Revised excerpt analysis 2 (nonvocal)

  9. 9.                      Video data 3 (material, 3x) - HW: Excerpt selection and basic trans

  10. 10.                      Excerpt detailed trans, analysis, & sharing - HW: Excerpt analysis 3 (material)

  11. 11.                      Sharing session 2 (material, 3x) - HW: Revised excerpt analysis 2 (material)

  12. 12.                      Video data 4 (multimodal, 3x) - HW: Excerpt selection and basic trans

  13. 13.                      Excerpt detailed trans, analysis, & sharing - HW: Excerpt analysis 4 (multimodal)

  14. 14.                      Sharing session 4 (multi, 3x) - HW: Revised excerpt analysis 4 (multi), final self-eval

  15. 15.                      Post-assessment, Submit final self-evaluation


CONTACT

  1. kindt@nufs.ac.jp