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