Barriers to effective Intercultural Communications are identified and strategies for overcoming them explored. The course has a strong applied focus and will be particularly useful for students who are in frequent contact with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. This preparatory course is designed for students requiring a review of the principles and practices of Standard English. The fundamentals of Standard English are emphasized, including spelling, diction, grammar, logical sentence connections, and paragraph coherence. Communications 110 is designed for students intending to enrol in the Community Support Worker, Sign Language Interpretation, Child and Youth Care Counsellor, Community Social Service Worker, or Early Childhood Education programs.
Instruction is adapted for workplace settings in the social services field.
Communications 111 is designed for students enrolled in Business, Administrative Management, Criminal Justice and Health Information Services programs. Instruction is adapted for workplace settings appropriate to each program area. This course helps to prepare students for the complex writing tasks required in the workplace. Students learn to differentiate between informational, persuasive and researched workplace writing and to consider various developmental and organizational strategies. This course may be taken by students in some Business and Child, Family and Community Studies programs.