Nummer20402S1Zielsetzung / PurposeIntercultural Communication
- To introduce the key issues and discussion in intercultural communication studies
- To raise awareness of a student's own culture(s)
- To raise sensitivity to intercultural communication issues
- To give students practice in analysing situations in intercultural communication
- To offer students a range of models, tools and techniques for use in intercultural communication and in analysing such situations
- To prepare for the semester abroad.
Presentation
Participants are able to develop an effective strategy for a specific presentation
Inhalt / ContentIntercultural Communication
- The Nature of Culture
- The Swiss-German culture as a point of reference
- Contexts of intercultural communication, e.g. language and culture, verbal and non-verbal communication, perception.
- Models of intercultural communication: Kluckhohn, Hall, Hofstede, Trompenaars and their successors
Presentation
Developing and Organizing the Presentation
Verbal and Visual Support in Presentations
Delivering the Presentation
Q & A
Besondere Eintrittsvoraussetzungen / Special Conditions of AdmissionIntercultural Communication
- Attendance of 'Presentations' course
- 'Interpersonal Communication' or equivalent communication studies
- fluent English (C1, spoken)
Presentation
A level of English at CEF B2 is required and level C1 recom-mended
Bibliographie/Literatur / Bibliography / Literature / ReferencesIntercultural Communication
- Selected books, chapters, articles (Oertig, Hall, Hofstede, Trompenaars, etc): see reference shelf. Students are expected to study the background theory according to the respective course units and their individual presentation topics independently and refer to them correctly in the exam.
- Additional materials as defined during the course
Presentation
Adler, Ronald B. (2010), Communicating at Work (10th edi-tion). New York: McGraw-Hill (mandatory).
Garr, Reynolds (2008), Presentation Zen. Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. Berkeley: New Riders.
Lehr- und Lernmethoden / MethodsIntercultural Communication
Lecture, plenary discussions, mini-cases, intensive group work (presentation preparation), group coaching
Presentation
Lecture / presentation input
Group presentation preparation
Presenting
Peer and lecturer feedback
Leistungsbewertung/Testanforderung(en) / AssessmentIntercultural Communication
- Attendance of group coaching session (presentation proposal discussion with lecturer) is mandatory, general course attendance is recommended.
- Group Presentation Exam (mid-June /beginning of official exam weeks)
- Length: 20 min + discussion
- Grading: graded (individual grades, especially for Presentation skills part)
- one integrated module examination, together with the course 'Presentation'
Presentation
Graded group presentation based on topics given in the Inter-cultural Communication module
For assessment details, see Intercultural Communication description.
BemerkungenIntercultural Communication
This course can only be taken in connection with the course 'Presentations' as they are examined together on the same occasion.
Exchange students with fluent English skills are very welcome (unfortunately only few places available!)
Presentation
Parallel course
This course is to be taken together with the Introduction to Intercultural Communication course for a total of 3 credit points.
Participants will be expected to take an active role in design-ing and delivering group presentations based upon topics defined by the lecturer of Intercultural Communication module as well as providing constructive feedback to other course participants.
Participants are expected to give constructive feedback on their peers' presentations and thus an attendance requirement of 4 (of 5) contact meetings will be in force. Any student attending less than 4 meetings without acceptable reason will not be admitted to the module exam.
