Bok Seminar - Intercultural Communication Skills for International PhD Students

Date: 

Friday, September 23, 2022, 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Repeats every week every Friday, 8 times except Fri Oct 07 2022

Location: 

125 Mt. Auburn St. 3rd Floor

Led by Sarah Emory

How do our cultures inform how we communicate, how we learn, and how we teach? New international PhD students navigate communication at Harvard on multiple levels: as students, as scholars, and as future teachers. In this interactive seminar, we will explore how our cultural values influence our communication in a range of academic and classroom situations. You will have the opportunity to learn, practice, and get feedback on cross-cultural communication skills for Harvard classrooms and beyond, with sessions devoted to academic culture, undergraduate expectations, small talk, participating in classes, email etiquette, and giving and receiving feedback. This seminar is designed for new PhD students who did their undergraduate education outside of the US, but is open to any new PhD students interested in developing intercultural competence.

The full seminar is eight-sessions; students are welcome to register and attend any or all sessions.

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*Please note: the session originally scheduled for Friday, October 7 has been rescheduled for Friday, October 28.*