Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4C · CSU GE Area D7 · CSU GE Area D3Description(formerly SPCH-150) This course explores the principles of intercultural communication through lecture, group activities, discussion, and writing assignments. Some of the issues covered include: the elements of a culture, intercultural competence as a learned skill, tolerance, norms, co-cultures, the role of language in communication, historical conflicts, and global social inequities. Content and lectures will come from a multicultural perspective and require original research and readings on cultural traditions and norms.