Course: Intercultural Projects 2

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Course title Intercultural Projects 2
Course code KUMK/MPIP2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Göttlichová Veronika, M. A.
Course content
1. Introduction to Intercultural Projects 2: Acquaintance with the Content and Structure of the Course 2. Intercultural Aesthetics and Arts 3. Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication 4. Museums as Places for Intercultural Dialogue: Cultural Excursion 5. Cultural Mapping 6. Globalization 7. Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace: Cross-cultural and International Communication 8. Intercultural Negotiation 9. Intercultural Communication and Mass Media; Cross-Cultural Advertising 10. Interculturalism Versus Multiculturalism 11. Cultural Pluralism: The Power of Cultural Understanding 12. Profiling Intercultural Competence 13. Intercultural Teamwork: Presenting Final Team Projects

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 64 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisities are not set.
Prerequisities are not set.
Skills
Skills are not set.
Skills are not set.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Knowledge, skills and attitudes that increase intercultural competence
Knowledge, skills and attitudes that increase intercultural competence
The importance of the role of context and power in the study of intercultural communication
The importance of the role of context and power in the study of intercultural communication
Key aspects of cultural theory in relation to ourselves and our experiences
Key aspects of cultural theory in relation to ourselves and our experiences
Intercultural communication and dialogue: differences in communication processes across cultures
Intercultural communication and dialogue: differences in communication processes across cultures
Basics of art and aesthetics in an intercultural context
Basics of art and aesthetics in an intercultural context
Cultural awareness and self-awareness (and the dynamics that arise in the interaction between the two)
Cultural awareness and self-awareness (and the dynamics that arise in the interaction between the two)
Cultural customs and traditions and their significance for the world and one's own identity
Cultural customs and traditions and their significance for the world and one's own identity
Cross-cultural advertising and mass media on a global scale
Cultural identity and ethnocentrism
Cultural identity and ethnocentrism
Cross-cultural advertising and mass media on a global scale
Interculturalism and multiculturalism: commonalities and differences
Cross-cultural transitions and its stages
Interculturalism and multiculturalism: commonalities and differences
Cross-cultural transitions and its stages
High and low (popular/mass) culture and its importance in intercultural communication
High and low (popular/mass) culture and its importance in intercultural communication
Skills
The ability to reflect one's own cultural assumptions in different ways
The ability to reflect one's own cultural assumptions in different ways
Developing an understanding of commonalities and cultural differences
Developing an understanding of commonalities and cultural differences
Coping with culture shock abroad: facilitating adaptation to a foreign country
Coping with culture shock abroad: facilitating adaptation to a foreign country
Acquiring skills for better and more effective intercultural communication
Acquiring skills for better and more effective intercultural communication
Be able to recognise and resolve cultural misunderstandings and conflicts
Be able to recognise and resolve cultural misunderstandings and conflicts
Encouraging social integration, understanding and respect
Encouraging social integration, understanding and respect
Adopting more flexible attitude toward the context of cultural diversity in society
Adopting more flexible attitude toward the context of cultural diversity in society
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Educational trip
Educational trip
Skills
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Teamwork
Teamwork
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
assessment methods
Knowledge
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • DAI, Xiaodong; CHEN, Guo-Ming. Conflict Management and Intercultural Communication: The Art of Intercultural Harmony. New York: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 9781138962842.
  • HOLLIDAY, Adrian; HYDE, Martin; KULLMAN, John. Intercultural Communication: An Advanced Resource Book. London: Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0415270618.
  • CHEN, Ling. Intercultural Communication. Boston, 2017. ISBN 9781501510397.
  • JANDT, Fred E. An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community. 9th ed.. California: SAGE Publications, 2018. ISBN 9781506361659.
  • LIU, Shuang; VOLČIČ, Zala; GALLOIS, Zala. Introducing Intercultural Communication: Global Cultures and Contexts. London, 2015. ISBN 9781446285909.
  • MARTIN, Judith N.; NAKAYAMA, Thomas K. Intercultural Communication in Contexts. New York, 2010. ISBN 9780073385129.
  • NEULIEP, James W. Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach. 7th ed.. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2018. ISBN 9781506315133.
  • SORRELLS, Kathryn; SEKIMOTO, Sachi. Globalizing Intercultural Communication: A Reader. California: SAGE Publications, 2016. ISBN 9781452299334.


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