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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Culture and perception 2. Identity and culture shock 3. Cultural dimensions 4. Culture and communication 5. Stereotypes and prejudice 6. Intercultural competence 7. Cultural misunderstanding 8. Personal leadership 9. Cultural bridging
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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This course explores the importance of culture in everyday life and the way culture affects people's perception and communication. Applying key intercultural communication theories, frameworks and practices, students will develop skills and strategies that will allow them to communicate more appropriately and effectively in intercultural and multicultural environments, while increasing their own cultural self-awareness. They will also develop transversile skills to be ready to perform well in globalized workplaces.
By completing this course, students will " develop a deeper understanding of the field of intercultural communication and relevant concenpt and theories; " increase cultural self-awareness, other culture awarness and the dynamics that arises from the interactions between the tow; " apply relevant intercultural tools to identify challenges of intercultural communication, bridge cultural gaps and handle challenging situations more sensitively and effectively; " develop a more open-minded attitude when working in inter-cultural teams and evironments;
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
In order to successfully complete the course, students are required to participate actively in classes, complete home assignments, submit 3 journal entries on specified themes and submit a cultural analysis project.
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Recommended literature
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Bennett M. J. (2013). Basic concepts of intercultural communication: Paradigms, principles and practices, 2nd ed.. Boston, MA: Intercultural Press.
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Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G.J. & Minkov, M. (2010). Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind: Intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival, 3rd ed.. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Meyer, E. (2016). The Culture Map. PublicAffairs.
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Moodian, M.A. (2008). Contemporary leadership and intercultural competence: Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics within organizations.. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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Plous, S. (ed.). (2003). Understanding prejudice and discrimination. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Schaetti, B.F., Ramsey, S.J., & Watanabe, G.C. (2008). Personal Leadership: Making a world of difference: A methodology of two principles and six practices.. Seattle, WA: FlyingKite Publications.
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Ting-Toomey, S. & Chung, L.C. (2012). Understanding intercultural communication. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Trompenaars, F. & Hampden-Turner, C. (1998). Riding the waves of culture: Understanding diversity in global business, 2nd ed.. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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