This course can be used towards the Sociocultural Dimensions major or minor requirements, or towards the Language Program Administration minor or graduate certificate elective requirements. The course can only be used towards one of these requirements (Sociocultural major, Sociocultural minor, or LPA minor/certificate).
Intercultural Communication (ICC) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) is a graduate course on theory, research and practice of communication between people from different cultures and how it relates to language learning. The course is designed for future language professionals (e.g., teachers, language program administrators, translators, and researchers). It will (a) help them prepare themselves for intercultural encounters and develop the skills needed to communicate effectively and appropriately when interacting and collaborating with people that are culturally different from themselves and (2) it will help them prepare to teach, and/or conduct research about ICC and SLA.
Identical to: HUMS 518, SLAT 518