全球文化与传播课程

course description

The Global Culture and Communication course seeks to offer students a foundation for understanding the intricate and complex relationship between language, culture, communicative practices, and the role we play as individuals in the globalized world of today. The course will focus on key ideas to provide a basis for nuanced practices, reflections, and strategies that are associated with 21st-century skills and essential behaviors of a global citizen.

 

During the course, students will achieve various investigative and interactive objectives by the end of the course:

- In their own and other cultures, they will be able to explain how stereotypes influence a country’s products or marketing strategies;

- They will be able to share own interpretations of a piece of art of music with someone else while respecting theirs;

- They will be able to respond to a social media post in a culturally appropriate manner;

- In their own and other cultures, they will be able to explain how globalized products impact society and individual lifestyles;

- They will be able to collaborate on an online project to explain misconceptions underlying stereotypes.

 

Course features:

- Guest lectures by Penn faculty and Philadelphia-area leaders in language, culture, and business;

- Experiential activities designed to encourage reflection and communication on course topics;

- Experienced language and culture instructor.

课程介绍

全球文化与传播课程旨在为学生提供理解语言、文化、交际实践之间复杂关系的基础，以及我们作为个体在当今全球化世界中的角色。本课程将聚焦于关键思想，并为与21世纪全球公民的技能和基本行为相关的微妙实践、反思和策略提供基础。

 

在课程中，学生将在课程结束时实现各种调查和互动目标:

-他们将能够以自己的文化和其他文化，解释陈规定型观念如何影响一国的产品或营销战略;

-他们能够与他人分享自己对音乐艺术的理解。

-他们将能够以合适的方式回应社交媒体上的帖子;

-考虑到他们自己和其他文化，解释全球化的产物如何影响社会和个人的生活方式;

-他们将能够在在线项目上合作，解释隐藏在成见下的误解。

 

课程特点:

-邀请宾夕法尼亚大学和费城地区语言、文化和商业领袖进行客座演讲;

-学校来安排旨在鼓励反思和交流的体验式活动;

-学生有机会认识经验丰富的语言和文化讲师。

课程时间：7月10日-7月30日

入学资格：

- 在线申请

- GPA 3.3以上

- 个人essay

- 推荐信

- 托福

截止日期：4月1日