Chabot College
Fall 2003
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Psychology-Counseling 4
MULTIETHNIC/CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
Catalog Description:
4 – Multiethnic/Cultural Communications
3 units
Exploration of intercultural and interethnic individual behavior in relationships and the
communication between and within at least three of five (5) cultural/ethnic groups in the
United States: (1) African-Americans, (2) Asian-Americans, (3) Native/Indigenous
Americans, (4) Pacific Islander-Americans, (5) Hispanic-Americans. Ethnic/cultural
social norms influencing interpersonal communication. Antecedents of successful and
failed interpersonal ethnic/cultural communication styles and increase understanding of
these styles. Significant practice and discussion of individual/group communication
styles. Development of individual communication styles between individuals in dominant
and emerging subcultures that inhibit individual goal achievement. Use of social science
methods of inquiry in interpersonal communication as it applies to successful functioning
in and between individuals of different ethnic/cultural groups. 3 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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discuss the 20th and 21st century history of ethnic/cultural groups in United States
and the evolution of inter- and intra-group communication styles;
identify and demonstrate interethnic and intercultural sources of
miscommunication between individuals of different groups;
discuss how individuals learn ethnic/cultural communication styles and the impact
on individual behavior;
create appropriate scenarios of successful interethnic and intercultural
communication between individuals;
apply social science research methods to improve understanding of ethnic/cultural
communication between individuals of different groups.
Course Content:
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differences and similarities of interpersonal communication styles in three of five
abovementioned ethnic/cultural groups
apply knowledge of interpersonal ethnic/cultural communication styles to help
individuals efficiently function in a pluralistic society
methods for examining each student’s cultural communication style
analysis of successful and failed communication between individuals from
different ethnic/cultural groups
imprimaturs of individual and group identification upon American society
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Fall 2003
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evolution of individual ethnic/cultural identity and how it affects day-to-day
functioning in a pluralistic society
methods of social science research relevant to the study of interpersonal
ethnic/cultural communication and its influence on the individual living in a
pluralistic society.
Methods of Presentation
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lecture
audio/videotapes
guest speakers
field trip
in-class, student-led colloquia-type discussions
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments
a. Weekly reading and short (500 words) response to articles.
b. Prepare for student-led, in-class colloquium style discussions on topics such as
“What Punctuality Means” and how these differences are communicated
between individuals of different ethnic/cultural groups.
c. Complete “Interview of Cultural Elder” assignment.
d. Locate a magazine article on cultural communication styles and prepare for
class discussion.
e. Attend two (2) immediate Bay Area cultural events by ethnic/cultural groups
being studied.
f. Create an ethnic/culture family timeline.
g. Create workable group activities that show an understanding of different
ethnic/cultural communication styles.
2.
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Essay quizzes on reading from texts
b. Written report on cultural communication assignment
c. Transcribed “Interview of Cultural Elder” assignment
d. Development of annotated bibliography
e. Timeliness of assignments
f. Class participation
g. 12-15 page research paper on pre-approved topic
h. Final examination
Textbook(s) (Typical):
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Ronald V. Takaki, Little, Brown
& Company, 1993
Race Men, Hazel V. Carby, Harvard University Press, 1998
Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black
Peoples, Jack D. Forbes, University of Illinois Press, 1993
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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian-Americans (Updated and Revised),
Ronald V. Takaki, Little, Brown & Company, 1998
From a Native Daughter: colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai’i, Haunani-Kay Trask,
University of Hawaii Press, 1999
Applied Social Research, Duane R. Monette, Thomson Learning, 1997.
Special Student Materials:
None.
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