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IAS 353R

Intercultural Outreach Preparation

International and Area Studies Kennedy Center for International Studies

Course Description

Developing abilities to prepare and share international understanding in public and private schools.

When Taught

All Semesters/Terms

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 10: A, B, C, D, E, T, I (Standard grade rule with a T option)

Min

1

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

Instructor's consent

Title

Intercultural Outreach

Learning Outcome

Activelyreflect on your own cultural values, practices, and traditions and develop an articulated sense of respect for themStudy, understand, and negotiate the central role cultural values—your own and others’—play in all human interactionsDevelop a personal framework for effective intercultural participationProbe commonly held views of culture and intercultural competenceDevelop a pedagogical approach for fostering transformative cultural contact situations and for creating “third zones”, as negotiated and productive areas of intercultural workCreate written and oral forms of intercultural outreachBecome an active agent for intercultural responsibility and competence

Title

Intercultural Outreach

Learning Outcome

Activelyreflect on your own cultural values, practices, and traditions and develop an articulated sense of respect for themStudy, understand, and negotiate the central role cultural values—your own and others’—play in all human interactionsDevelop a personal framework for effective intercultural participationProbe commonly held views of culture and intercultural competenceDevelop a pedagogical approach for fostering transformative cultural contact situations and for creating “third zones”, as negotiated and productive areas of intercultural workCreate written and oral forms of intercultural outreachBecome an active agent for intercultural responsibility and competence