CST:CZS50 Intercultural Communication - Course Information

CZS50 Intercultural Communication

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Erin Anna Huták
Contact Person: Mgr. Erin Anna Huták
Supplier department: Pan-university studies

Timetable

Wed 20. 9. to Wed 20. 12. Wed 9:00–10:50 učebna 56

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is to enhance students’ intercultural awareness and improve their communication skills in intercultural settings. Students will explore how various cultures worldwide, including their own, are defined through verbal and non-verbal language, symbols and meanings assigned to the symbols, cultural values and perception of those values. The importance of international understanding and intercultural communication inside as well as outside the school context is emphasized.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to recognize aspects of intercultural communication; improve their communication strategies used in intercultural settings; apply various dimensions of culture in intercultural conflicts. Students should also develop positive attitudes towards other cultures and improve their skills as intercultural speakers of English.

Syllabus

• 1)Culture and communication 2) Explore your culture and identity (cultural awareness building) 3) Multiple and complex identities in communication 4) Exploring other's cultures 5) Assumptions, ethnocentrism, and stereotypes 6) Developing intercultural sensitivity 7)Explaining differences and similarities across cultures 8) Cultural values 9) National cultures and cultural diversity 10) Styles of communication across cultures 11) Differences in cultural values, communication and learning styles in an intercultural classroom setting 12)Effective and appropriate intercultural communication

Literature

required literature
• Janík, Zdeněk. "Negotiation of Identities in Intercultural Communication." JoLaCe Journal of Language and Cultural Education. Berlin: WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, roč. 5, č. 1, s. 160-181
• JACKSON, Jane. Introducing language and intercultural communication. Online. Second edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. xx, 402. ISBN 9781138481619. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• HOFSTEDE, Gert Jan, Paul PEDERSEN and Geert HOFSTEDE. Exploring culture : exerscises, stories and synthetic cultures. Online. First published. London: Intercultural Press, 2002. xix, 234. ISBN 1877864900. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

recommended literature
• Building cultural competence : innovative activities and models. Online. Edited by Kate Berardo - Darla K. Deardorff - Fons Trompenaars. First edition. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus, 2012. xii, 388. ISBN 9781579228040. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
• GUDYKUNST, William B. Bridging differences : effective intergroup communication. Online. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2004. xvi, 425. ISBN 0761929371. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

Teaching methods

Group discussions, individual and group reflections, reflective writing

Assessment methods

Active class participation, reflective journal writings, online discussion contributions, final essay

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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