Communicating Across Cultures
MIT OpenCourseWare offers the full materials for this course on intercultural communication, built around the challenges of interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds, a subject the syllabus frames against MIT's own student body, where 37 percent of graduate students come from outside the United States. Readings draw on leading scholars in intercultural communication theory, covering topics such as cultural values, nonverbal communication, and cross-cultural conflict. The course includes a syllabus, assigned readings, and exercises designed to give students practice applying the concepts in real interactions rather than just reading about them. Materials are free to access through MIT OpenCourseWare, with no certificate offered. It suits anyone preparing to work, study, or live alongside people from cultural backgrounds unlike their own.