Unit One: The last Semester for the fourth year students.

Subject: Intercultural Communication in English Speaking World.

Curriculum:

302 312: To study English effectively by taking into account of the nature and rules, and
problems of communication depending on cultural factors and to analyze communicative
problems with intercultural people through English.

The objectives:

1. Students should be able to improve their English communication.

2. Students should be able to improve their English pronunciation.
3. Students should be able to know how to communicate with people with different
culture.
4. Students should be able to know how much taboos of specific society affect
communication.

Marks for evaluation:

1. Attendance + Assignment = 40
2. Midterm = 20
3. Final = 40

Class regulations:

1. Students must be punctual (on time).

2. Students must ask for permission before going in and out of the class.
3. Students must submit all assignments to the teacher on time.
4. All class workings are evaluated by scores.

Contact the teacher:

1. 081-829-7933
2. rasrisilpa@gmail.com

What’s intercultural communication from?

It comes from: Internationally + cultural + communication
 What is communication?
Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place, person
or group to another. Every communication involves (at least) one sender, a message and a
recipient. This may sound simple, but communication is actually a very complex subject.

What is Culture and Why Does it Matter?

Culture is our way of life. It includes our values, beliefs, customs, languages and
traditions.  Culture is reflected in our history, in our heritage and in how we express ideas
and creativity.
Our culture measures our quality of life, our vitality and the health of our society. 
Through our culture we develop a sense of belonging, personal and cognitive growth and
the ability to empathize and relate to each other. Direct benefits of a strong and vibrant
culture include health and wellness, self esteem, skills development, social capital and
economic return.

What is Intercultural Communication?

Intercultural communication is defined as situated communication between
individuals or groups of different linguistic and cultural origins.
This is derived from the following fundamental definitions: communication is the
active relationship established between people through language.
 And intercultural means that this communicative relationship is between people of
different cultures, where culture is the structured manifestation of human behavior in social
life within specific national and local contexts, e.g. political, linguistic, economic,
institutional, and professional.
Intercultural communication is identified as both a concept and a competence.
Intercultural competence is the active possession by individuals of qualities which contribute to
effective intercultural communication and can be defined in terms of three primary attributes:
knowledge, skills and attitudes. In the context of this document, the acquisition of skills and
human attributes likely to enhance intercultural communication is viewed exclusively as a
component of language program, i.e. as an accompaniment to the practical acquisition of language
itself.
What is a culture?
Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people,
encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.

Questions

1. Why do you have to study this subject?

2. Why do you have to be punctual for your class?
3. Do you like to communicate with a stranger? Why?
4. What is culture? What aspects of your own culture do you think is different from
Thai culture?
5. What is communication?
6. What does intercultural mean?
7. What is intercultural communication?