Course Internationalization Toolkit
SPC 1017: Interpersonal Communication
Toolkit Contributors: Suzette Dohany, Winter Park Campus, Communications, sdohany@valenciacollege.edu
The official course learning outcomes from the COB have been listed in blue. Enter your course internationalization mini-projects by outcome. Be
sure to include all instructional resources and assessment tools as attachments when you submit your entry to the toolkit.
CLO #1:
Entry
Name
Students will demonstrate interpersonal communication competency.
CLO Expansion or
Interpretation
(Ss will be able to…)
Skyping Pen Pals
 Student will be able to
utilize appropriate ethical
communication strategies
and skills as a responsible
participant in a cross
cultural communication
event
Connections to
Global
Competencies
Assessment
Method/s and Tools
 Knowledge –
understands the
interconnectednes
s of Dutch & USA
cultures
 Students will
participate in a live
Skype session
with an
international
audience
 Skills – interacts
with compassion,
empathy, and
respect for others
in a manner that
reflects the cultural
sensitivities within
that environment.
Teaching Strategies, Student
Learning Activities, and
Assignments
 Brief instruction on Skyping
 Brief introduction to Koning
Willem I College (KWIC) in the
Netherlands
 Discuss cultural similarities and
difference between the
Netherlands and the United
States of America using Geert
Hofstede’s 5 dimensions
 Students will
reflect on the live
Skype session
with an
international
audience
 Discuss Conversation Guides
(see attached). Students
brainstorm questions of
personal interest about the
Netherlands
 Skills communicates
effectively in
another language
and across
cultures.
 Invite a guest lecturer from the
Netherlands to discuss the
country, people, and culture.
 Local Holland Club and Dutch in
the USA
http://clubhollandorlando.com/club
hollandorlando.com/Home.html
 Attitudes demonstrates
curiosity about the
world and others.
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Instructional Materials
/ Resources
Co-Curricular /
Interdisciplinary
Activities
 Students brainstorm
questions of personal
interest about the
Netherlands
 Attend a Valencia
Skillshop on
Skyping Etiquette
 Skype reflection
questions (attached).
 Hofstede’s 5
Dimensions:
http://geerthofstede.com/countrie
s.html
 Learn about Dutch
culture
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc
 Learn simple Dutch
phrases
http://www.smartphrase.
com/Dutch/dutch.shtml
http://www.omniglot.co
m/language/phrases/dut
ch.php
http://www.dutchinamerica.com/
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The official course learning outcomes from the COB have been listed in blue. Enter your course internationalization mini-projects by outcome. Be
sure to include all instructional resources and assessment tools as attachments when you submit your entry to the toolkit.
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The official course learning outcomes from the COB have been listed in blue. Enter your course internationalization mini-projects by outcome. Be
sure to include all instructional resources and assessment tools as attachments when you submit your entry to the toolkit.
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