DBD Dialoguing Between Differences: How to use a language in a cross-cultural communication 1.2.5-EC-DBD
Course objectives:
- providing knowledge about the relationships between minorities and dominant groups in society
- realizing the significance of language in bridging cultural gaps
- providing knowledge about the concept of symbolic and linguistic violence
- identifying different communication styles and comprehending the impact of cultural norms on the dissemination of information
- Learning and practicing intercultural communication as a means of developing one's leadership abilities
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Course content:
1. Introduction
2. Culture, what is it? Comprehending the intricacies of cultural identities and practices.
3. Cross-Cultural Awareness: Definition of Cross-Cultural Communication
4. Multiculturalism and Ethnocentrisim
5. Cultural Differences: Social and personal Identity
6. Role of Language in multi-cultural environment
7. Why language matters: A linguistic analyze of discourse and context
8. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
9. Relativism: From a cultural perspective
10. The importance of Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory
11. Test
12. Evaluation
13. Conclusions
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
teacher presentation, discussion, material analysis, case studies, student presentation, ICT tools/MS Teams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
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Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019
Knowledge
Student knows:
1. basic terminology and theories of linguistic and cultural studiesr elevant for intercultural communication (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for public communication (k_W03/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can
3. recognize different types of communication and perform their critical analysis to assess their relevance and impact in intercultural communication (k_U02/P6S_UW)
4. use communication tools in an ethical and responsible manner (k_U10/P6S_UU)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active particiaption - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
2. A multiple-choice test - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,3)
3. A presentation on a chosen topic - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list:
1. Gudykunst, William. Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Communication, 2003
2. Hurn, Brian J. and Barry Tomalin. Cross-Cultural Communication:Theory and Practice, 2013
3. Jackson, Y. Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology. 2006
4. Rymes, Betsy. Language Socialization and the Linguistic Anthropology of Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2(8, Springer 2008)
5. Ottenheimer, Harriet. The anthropology of language : An introduction to linguistic anthropology, 2009.
6. Tilley, John. Cultural Relativism. 2001. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://philpapers.org/archive/TILCR.pdf
7. Broekman, Jan M. Multiculturalism. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r27028.pdf
8. Hofstede, Geert. Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model in Context. 2011. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=orpc
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