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, and religion.
• theories of 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 intercultural communication
• analyzing intercultural communication situations and their contexts
• identifying and explaining central dimensions of intercultural conflict.

Competences

The student must attain

Competencies in:

• critically discussing types of interpersonal, intergovernmental or interaction in relation to intercultural communication
• explaining the effect of multiple approaches to the field of intercultural communication on the understanding of communication between institutions, and individuals with different national, ethnic and/or cultural backgrounds
• communicating about issues in intercultural communications in a clear, well-formulated written English.

Type of instruction

Please see § 17 in the curriculum.

Exam

Exams