mltba计算机课程,2017秋大学计算机（北方民族大学 李彬）

Course Description

This course is designed to help students strengthen intercultural communication awareness and skills. Reading materials include a reader from an MIT senior seminar course and authentic research publications on intercultural communication and intercultural competences.

There will be two major group projects: 1) working in small groups to research on a "cultural other" and then create video lessons to present your findings; 2) working in regular groups to teach a lesson on a research article about intercultural communication.

Individual-based assignments will be more challenging than before, including a "summary and response" paper (750 w), a research paper (conference paper about 12 pages), and an annotated bibliography on the research topic of personal choices.

Generally speaking, this semester will help students learn: 1) how to read faster and understand better research articles; 2) how to plan a research and prepare an annotated bibliography, and 3) how to write summaries, reviews, and extended research papers. Class discussions and online peer workshops are purported to stimulate your critical thinking and help your revise the argumentative research paper.

The SPOC session aims to promote the e-learning environment. It will provide courseware for your preview and review, discuss and peer evaluation. It is an indispensable part from off-line activities. Therefore, students' individual participations will count as 10% of the semester grade.

Major Assignments and Evaluation

Assignments%Due Date

Participation in class5

SPOC submitted reading journals (6   entries each >500   w) on research articles in Samovar, et al., Intercultural   Communication10(9/21, 10/19,   11/23)

EssaysResearch paper topic proposal   (optional)Sept.28

Summary and response paper  (750 w)10Oct..12

Annotated bibliography (8-10 sources   published since   2005)10Nov. 2; 16

Research paper (1,500 w)15Dec. 15

Research project “The Cultural   Other”5Sept. 14; Oct.26

Team Teaching (lesson plan; ppt   and supporting   materials Dec. 15)511/30;   12/7; 14; 21

Final Exam: In-Class Close-Book   Writing about ICComm5Dec.   21

Speaking   & Listening25TBA

Grade Final Exam10TBA

Total100