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Electives - Intercultural communication - course description

General information
Course name Electives - Intercultural communication
Course ID 09.3--FAD-IC-S23
Faculty Faculty of Humanities
Field of study WH - oferta ERASMUS / Filologia angielska
Education profile -
Level of studies Second-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2024/2025
Course information
Semester 3
ECTS credits to win 3
Course type optional
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr Irmina Kotlarska
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

This course aims to familiarise participants with the basics of scientific text translation, linguistic and literary terminology in a foreign language, and to develop the ability to translate foreign-language texts, primarily linguistic and literary texts, cultural texts, as well as to deepen knowledge of the language and ways of using it on the basis of foreign-language texts.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in linguistics.

Scope

Culture and its place in human communication.
Linguistic and communicative competence versus cultural competence.
Types of national cultures in a communicative perspective.
Culture shock.
Speech acts in different languages and cultures.
Cultural stereotypes and prejudices.
Non-verbal communication in different cultures.
Politeness and linguistic etiquette in intercultural communication.
Taboos in different cultures.

Teaching methods

Working with the text; practical activity method (individual and group); heureza (overcoming barriers and different constraints through debate and collective reflection).

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Active participation in class, preparation of group presentations, preparation of a statement (written or oral) on culture shock.

Recommended reading

Hofstede G., Cultures and Organizations, London 1991.

Holliday A., Hyde M., Kullman J., Intercultural communication: an advanced resource book, London 2004.

Samovar L. A., Porter R. E., McDaniel E.R, Intercultural coomunication. A reader, Boston 2012.

Further reading

Analyzing intercultural communication (red.) Karlfried Knapp, Werner Enninger, Annelie Knapp-Potthoff, Berlin 1987.

Neuliep J. W., Intercultural communication: a contextual approach, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington 2018.

Notes


Modified by dr Irmina Kotlarska (last modification: 09-06-2024 10:51)