31 Jan DQ1 What are some

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 1 discussion

DQ1 Why is intercultural literacy needed in today’s world?

DQ2 What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 2 discussion

DQ1 Reflect on your responses to the PRICA self-assessment and GENE Scale in the textbook. How does your worldview influence the level of apprehension or attitudes you feel when communicating with people from other cultures?

DQ2 Reflect on the Great Commission Jesus gives to the Apostles. How might the Great Commission/Biblical Worldview influence someone’s motivation to study culture as opposed to someone studying culture from a secular perspective?

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 3 discussion

DQ1 How would you explain the relationship between one’s culture and one’s identity? What does it mean/look like to have a “Christian” identity?

DQ2 How is identity communicated generally, and how do you communicate your identity? What is the relationship between cultural and religious or spiritual identity? How are they different/similar?

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 4 discussion

DQ1 After watching the TEDTalk: Patricia Ryan—Don’t Insist on English! [Video file] (2011) in Films on Demand. (Reference the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis), what would be the consequences (positive or negative) of one world language? How does this relate to the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel?

DQ2 What are examples from your own life of your language shaping your worldview and how does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis influence your understanding of this relationship?

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 5 discussion

DQ1 If a professor had an Indian student in class and the student asked the professor to not pass out handouts with his left hand, do you think the professor should comply?

DQ2 How does the way you dress reflect the culture with which you identify?

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 6 discussion

DQ1 What are some positive outcomes of intercultural conflict? Think about a recent example in your own life and explain why you think it occurred and how you benefited from the experience?

DQ2 How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict? How might the Christian Worldview as a “cultural background” influence the way someone might handle conflict?

COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication

Week 7 discussion

DQ1 If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

DQ2 What strategies do you think are most helpful for coping with culture shock?