partnering for the building of global competencies and intercultural effectiveness

PARTNERING FOR THE BUILDING OF GLOBAL COMPETENCIES AND INTERCULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS

Collaborative course on Global Perspectives

Certificate in Intercultural Communication

Summer Institute on Intercultural Competence

3 INTERLOCKING AREAS

A cross-campus initiative to off er a course on Global Perspectives, based on key global issues: the Seven Revolutions model Population Resources Technology Information Economic Integration Security Governance

Faculty involvement: One 70-min. lecture or workshop in an area of expertise as it relates to a global issue

Teaching credit: voluntary overload; formalized offi cial acknowledgement to be included in teaching dossier

Current Status: the course has been proposed and approved as an omnibus housed at MDL

A COLLABORATIVE COURSE

Introductory course: Introduction to Intercultural Competence and Communication

Two core courses: existing GS, Honors and other courses dealing with diversity, multiculturalism, global issues

Practicum: Study Abroad or local diversity immersion options

Seminar in Intercultural Competence: project-based; demonstrating that students have progressed from theory to application by addressing real issues in a specific community

PROJECT: A CERTIFICATE IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Towards the Certificate in Intercultural

Communication

Track 1: Professions

Core Option: Language for

the Professions

Seminar Option:

Specialized course with SL

component

Track 2: Language

Core Option:Translation Theory and

Practice

Seminar Option: Service

Learning Translation

Project

GRANT PROPOSAL: SUMMER INSTITUTE ON INTERCULTURAL

COMPETENCE

Introductory course

Local Diversity Practicum (?)

Global Competencies Inventory (GCI)

Intercultural Eff ectiveness Scale (IES)

Sources: Intercultural Communication Institute in partnership with the Kozai Group

ASSESSMENT TOOLS