INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
| Title | ΔΙΑΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ / INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
| Code | ΜΔΣ2-412 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600017826 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Class ID | 600243365
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Class Schedule
| Building | Φιλοσοφική (Νέα) |
| Floor | Όροφος 4 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 417 (136) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 18:30 έως 21:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600243365
- At the Website of the School: https://www.enl.auth.gr/course.asp?Id=457
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12751
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course is specifically designed to enable students to:
-analyse observational intercultural communication data from a variety of contexts and media by applying intercultural communication terminology and relevant theoretical insights
-identify reasons for intercultural communicative breakdowns (e.g., stereotypes)
-improve intercultural communication skills by effectively using verbal and non-verbal means of expression
-recognise causes and symptoms of culture shock and the different stages of intercultural adjustment
-compare and contrast strategies for dealing with intercultural conflict and mediating between different languages in the global workplace
-understand how intercultural communication principles affect marketing and advertising across cultures
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aims at familiarising students with the multifaceted nature of intercultural communication (IC) both as a phenomenon and as a field. Topics to be explored include, but are not limited to: inter/cross-cultural pragmatics, non-verbal communication across cultures, intercultural transitions (from culture shock to adaptation), barriers to intercultural communication (e.g., ethnocentricism, stereotyping, racism), intercultural conflict in the global workplace and marketing/advertising across cultures.
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 50 | ||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 10 | ||||
| Project | 24 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Other / Others | 24 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment will be by a mid-term project (40% weighting) and final exam (60% weighting).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- in-class and homework tasks (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
TEXTBOOK:
Jackson, J. (2014) Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication. Oxon & New York: Routledge
CORE BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-Burgoon, J.K. (1978) ‘A communication model of personal space violation: explicitation and an initial test’. Human Communication Research 4: 129-142.
-Brown, P. & S. Levinson (1987) Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
-Desilla, L. (2019) "Pragmatics". In. L. Perez-Gonzalez (ed.). The Routledge Handbook of Audiovisual Translation Studies. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 242-258
-Gullahorn, J.T. & J.E. (1963) ‘An extension of the U-curve hypothesis’. Journal of Social Issues 19: 33-47.
-Hall, E.T. (1976) Beyond Culture, 1st edition. New York: Doubleday.
-Hall, E.T. (1966) The Hidden Dimension. New York: Doubleday.
-Hall, E.T. (1959) The Silent Language. New York: Doubleday.
-Hall, E.T. & M.R. Hall (1990) Understanding Cultural Differences: Germans, French and Americans. Boston: Intercultural Press.
-Hammer, M.R. (2005) “The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory: A conceptual framework and measure of intercultural conflict resolution approaches”. In International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29: 675–695.
-Hickey, L. and M. Stuart (eds) (2005) Politeness in Europe. London: Multilingual Matters
-Hofstede, G.H. (1991) Cultures and Organisations: Software of the Mind. London: McGraw Hill
-Lysgaard, S. (1955) ‘Adjustment in a foreign society: Norwegian Fullbright grantees visiting the United States’. International Social Science Bulletin 7: 45-51.
-LeBaron, M. & V. Pillay (2006) Conflict Across Cultures: A Unique Experience of Bridging Differences. Boston: Intercultural Press
- Tipton, R. and L. Desilla (eds) (2019) The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Pragmatics. Oxon and New York: Routledge.
-Torresi, I. (2010) Translating Promotional and Advertising Texts. Manchester: St. Jerome.
Last Update
13-12-2021
