IMCS1011 Intercultural Communication (5 cr)
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- identify intercultural phenomena and analyze communication across cultural and linguistic boundaries
- describe and criticize traditional and contemporary approaches to intercultural communication research
- describe and apply essential concepts of intercultural communication research
- identify and de-construct stereotypes in intercultural settings
- realistically assess trainings of intercultural competence
Study methods
Lectures, study groups, exam
Content
This course offers an overview of and an introduction to intercultural communication. It explores the history of intercultural communication research and critically discusses major theories on and approaches to intercultural communication; it discusses the influence of stereotypes and effects and consequences of prejudice and racism in intercultural communication; it analyzes interactions in different, multilingual and multicultural settings, and it discusses how intercultural competence can be acquired.
Further information
Timing: 1st year
Literature:
| ISBN-number | Author, year of publication, title, publisher |
|---|---|
| Selected chapters and articles from a.o.: | |
| Sorrells, Kathryn: Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice. 2016. | |
| Paulston, Christina Bratt et al. (eds.): The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication. 2012. | |
| Piller, Ingrid: Intercultural Communication. A Critical Introduction. 2011. | |
| Zhu, Hua (ed.): The Language and Intercultural Communication Reader. 2011. |
Assessment criteria
Learning diary, take home exam, group assignments