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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, and (6) Assertiveness. It will require about 3 hours per week to complete assignments, including an hour each for chapter readings/preparation, transcriptions, and analyses.　

In the third semester of the Communications Studies special seminar, lecture topics include Assertiveness and Intro to the grad project. 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, by McKay, Davis, and Fanning
      

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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 (transcription practice):
   

1. 1.                      Re-intros, Seminar files, Syllabus, Textbook, Project. HW: Unit 9, section 1, reading & assignments
   

2. 2.                      6. Intro to assertiveness (three communication styles). HW: Unit 9, section 2, reading, etc.
   

3. 3.                      6. Assertiveness (combining expression and listening). HW: Unit 9, section 3, reading and assignments
   

4. 4.                      6. Assertiveness (video). HW. Preparing for assertiveness transcription
   

5. 5.                      6. Assertiveness (trans & analysis). HW: Finishing assertiveness video analysis
   

6. 6.                      6. Assertiveness (sharing & discussion, part 1).
   

7. 7.                      6. Assertiveness (sharing & discussion, part 2).
   

8. 8.                      6. Assertiveness (sharing & discussion, part 2). HW: Reading sample grad project(s)
   

9. 9.                      Intro to the graduation project. Deconstructing sample grad project(s). HW: Deciding themes
   

10. 10.                      Graduation project. Presenting themes. Considering data sources. HW: Data sources
    

11. 11.                      Graduation project. Sample excerpt data. Selecting data. HW: Prep to share excerpt(s)
    

12. 12.                      Graduation project. Sharing excerpts. HW: Prep to share excerpt intro and analysis
    

13. 13.                      Grad project. Sharing excerpt intro and analysis, part 1. HW: Prep to share excerpt intro and analysis
    

14. 14.                      Grad project. Sharing excerpt intro and analysis, part 2. HW: Prep to share excerpt intro and analysis
    

15. 15.                      Graduation project. Discussion, data collection, intro & analyses.
    

CONTACT

1. kindt@nufs.ac.jp