Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The module comprises a relevant coursework, associated discussion sessions, and an individual exam portfolio.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

The student must attain

Knowledge and understanding of:

• significant varieties of intercultural contact that occur due to cultural, social and financial globalization processes such as communication within and between institutions and organizations, in intergovernmental cooperation and in international development and aid work

• relevant identity-related factors and their influence on intercultural communication, including ethnicity, language, religion, etc.

• theories of international and intercultural communication

• various research traditions’ view on international and intercultural communication

• significant methodological approaches to analyzing international and intercultural communication.

Skills

The student must attain

Skills in:

• analytical understanding of concrete examples of international and/or intercultural communication
• describing international and intercultural communication situations and their contexts by using relevant academic terminology

Competences

The student must attain

Competencies in:

• critically discussing the consequences of understanding certain types of interpersonal, intergovernmental or inter-organizational interaction as international and intercultural communication on the basis of relevant theory

• understanding and explaining the effect of different scientific approaches to the field of international and intercultural communication on the understanding of communication between institutions, organizations, and individuals with different national, ethnic and/or cultural backgrounds.

Exam

Exams