Intercultural Communication (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The goal of the course in Intercultural Communication aims to boost the intercultual communication competence of people planning to join careers that engage a considerable amount of intercultural interaction, in e.g. multinational companies, education field or tourism industry.

This introductory level course will expose students to the fundamental principles of intercultural communication. Students will also practice intercultural communication skills. The objective is to develop the students? perception and appreciation of different cultures, including their own, e.g. values, communication styles, life styles, etc.

After completing the course the students have:
Gained insightful intercultural communication knowledge
An understanding for working with or in other cultures.
Improveed their analytical skills in regard to communication between different cultural backgrounds in international and local contexts (e.g. gender, racial, professional, ethnic, organizational, etc.).
Increaseed their communication confidence as well as boost their perception of other cultures as assets rather than liabilities.

Content (course unit)

Themes of the course are the following:
- Intercultural learning
- Intercultural awareness and understanding
- Intercultural interaction
- Factors affecting in intercultural situations
- Intercultural adaptation
- Intercultural comptences and skills

Prerequisites (course unit)

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Location and time

Contact lessons:
25.01.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16
15.02.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16
08.03.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16
22.03.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-15
05.04.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16
26.04.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-03

Exam schedules

There is no test but presentation

Assessment methods and criteria

Activities: Points
Project (group): 30
Presentation (group): 20
Distance task (individual): 20
Learning diary (individual): 30
Points obtained Grade
25-40: 1
41-55: 2
56-70: 3
71-85: 4
86-up: 5

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Pre-assignment, distance task, lecture, project & presentation.

Learning materials

Intercultural communication, Chen, Ling & materials given during class

Student workload

3 credits X 27 h = 81h
- Contact lesson including online presentation: 20 h
- Task & project: 40 h
- Reading: 21 h

Content scheduling

Contact lessons:
25.01.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16: Getting to know each other & defining culture
15.02.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16: Me as a communicator
08.03.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16: Culture from different scholars' viewpoints & influence of culture in business activities
22.03.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-15: Managing cultural diversity & communicating well
05.04.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16: Online project presentation
26.04.2019 17.00 - 20.00 C2-03: Online project presentation

Completion alternatives

Talk to your course teacher

Practical training and working life cooperation

Project and presentation

International connections

Possible

Further information

Contact lessons are very important from learning point of view.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has done most of the course tasks including the course project. Student has demonstrated basic understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has done all the given tasks. Participated to the presentation session. Student has demonstrated clear and deep understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project. In addition, student has proposed own opinion to the required tasks and discussed issues from multiple perspectives. Student has still scope for improving his/her performance.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has done all the given tasks. Participated to the online presentation. Student has demonstrated clear and deep understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project. In addition, student has proposed own opinion to the required tasks and discussed issues from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, student has shown extraordinary creativity in individual tasks.