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INTLC102-23A (HAM)
Communicating Across Cultures
15 Points
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Convenor(s)
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Maria Galikowski
4210
I.3.01
maria.galikowski@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
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Jihye Kim
I.3.16
jihye.kim@waikato.ac.nz
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Keiko Umeda
9335
I.3.02
keiko.umeda@waikato.ac.nz
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Maria Ble-Herrero
9331
IJ.3.02
maria.ble-herrero@waikato.ac.nz
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Nathalie Philippe
9345
HI.3.03
nathalie.philippe@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
This paper introduces core elements of communication across major world cultures, and enables you to acquire basic language skills
for everyday situations in Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. You will apply your language skills within a range of culture-specific
contexts and experiences (sightseeing, dining, etc.) and geographical locations. Learn how to (amongst other things) order tapas in Madrid, Korean hotpot in Seoul, or croissants in a Parisian café; ask where a good karaoke place is in Tokyo; visit the Louvre; and talk about your experience climbing the Great Wall in Beijing (and getting the t-shirt afterwards!). You will also learn about some of the social and historical contexts which have shaped language development in the five language areas.
How this paper will be taught
Required Readings
French
Details of readings are posted on Moodle
Spanish
Miranda Stewart, "The Spanish Language Today"- (ed-Routledge,1999)
Japanese
Hugh Clarke, "Language", The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture (ed. Yoshio Sugimoto, 2009), pp.56-76
Chinese
Ping Chen, "Languages in a modernizing China", The Cambridge Companion to Modern Chinese Culture (ed. Kam Louie, 2008), pp.198-218
Korean
Ho‐min Son, “Introduction”, Korean Language in Culture and Society (ed. Ho‐min Sohn, 2007), pp. 1-19
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
Assessment will be in the form of Moodle Lessons and quizzes. Each of the first eight Lessons and Quizzes will be based on material related to one of the five language areas covered in the paper - French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The final quiz will test the content of the five Required Readings.
Students will be notified about the duration of quizzes, and for how long quizzes will be made available, at the beginning of the paper.
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.