In the contemporary globalized world, where the tempo and intensity of international contacts are continually strengthening, the role of international communication has become increasingly crucial.
This minor will help students develop an understanding of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural issues involved in international communication. Since different nations are associated with different languages and cultures, international communication is inseparable from intercultural communication - in the era of 'global English' more than ever, because one 'international English' can conceal deep differences in cultural assumptions. This minor will explore issues involved in interaction between speakers from different backgrounds and will equip them with conceptual tools to explore those issues.
Learning Outcomes
- critically examine the complex and multifaceted relations between communication, culture, language and identity;
- demonstrate an understanding of the limits of translatability of key concepts across languages, and the implications of these limits for international communication;
- explain the sources of miscommunication between speakers of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds who communicate using English as a lingua franca;
- demonstrate and understanding of potential sources of miscommunication within multilingual and multi-cultural societies such as Australia; and
- communicate at a basic level in another language and understand the issues that can arise in international communication due to linguistic differences.
Requirements
The International Communication Minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
A maximum of 12 units from completion of 1000-level courses
6 units from completion of the following course(s):
LING2021 Cross Cultural Communication
12 units from completion of courses from the following language Majors, Minors or courses on the following list:
Ancient Greek major
Arabic major
Burmese Language minor
Chinese Language major
French Studies major
German Studies major
Hindi Language major
Indonesian Language major
Italian Studies major
Japanese Language major
Korean Language major
Latin major
Literary Chinese minor
Mongolian Language minor
Persian major
Russian Studies minor
Sanskrit Language major
Spanish Studies major
Tetum Language minor
Thai Language major
Tibetan Language minor
Tok Pisin Language minor
Vietnamese Language major
INDG2003 Gamilaraay - Introduction to an Australian Indigenous Language
INDG2004 Continuing Gamilaraay
INDG2005 Introduction to an Australian Indigenous Language
PORT1001 Introductory Portuguese Studies I
PORT1002 Introductory Portuguese Studies II
PORT2001 Continuing Portuguese Studies I
PORT2002 Continuing Portuguese Studies II
TURK1001 Elementary Turkish A
TURK1002 Elementary Turkish B
6 units from completion of courses in the Linguistics major or courses on the following breadth list:
Linguistics major
ANTH1003 Anthropology: Critical Foundations
ANTH2009 Culture and Development
ANTH2017 Culture, Social Justice and Aboriginal Society Today
ANTH2025 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH2129 Crossing Borders: Migration, Identity and Livelihood
ANTH2130 Violence and Terror
ASIA2014 China: Discourse and Political Culture
ASIA2311 Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA2516 Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development
ASIA3084 Study Tour: Modern Mongolia - Challenges to the Environment, Economy and Empire
BUSI3029 Cross-Cultural Management
GEND2035 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
HIST2205 Europe and the Atlantic World, c.1492-1776
INDG1001 Country, Kinship and Continuities: An Introduction to Australian Indigenous Studies
INDG2001 Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management
MEAS2000 Iranian History and Culture
MEAS2003 Modern Turkey: History, Politics and Culture
PASI3001 Politics and Development in the Contemporary Pacific
SCOM3029 Cross Cultural Perspectives in Science Communication