Intercultural Communication

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4020580EER for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Jianwei Xu (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
64 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course addresses the key concepts and various approaches essential for (mis)understanding intercultural communication. We will examine the notions of culture and interculturality, with emphasis placed upon discerning the sources of cultural prejudice, recognizing cultural diversity and variation within groups, large or small, and finding ways to make sense of everyday intercultural experiences. We will also discuss the relation between the new realities of multicultural existences and transnational mobility and cultural complexities, including complex feelings of strangeness, discomfort and instability in dealing with intercultural encounters. The general aim of the course is to prepare students to negotiate intercultural relations from a critical and introspective viewpoint.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) :

Additional info

Students are expected to attend classes regularly on the campus.

Learning Outcomes

Eindcompetenties

Students who complete this course will be able to

Observe and explain cultural behaviours with a critical eye
Gain insights into debunking harmful essentialist cultural ideas
Critically reflect on intercultural experiences and mobilize personal cultural trajectory as resources
Draw a critical link between practices and experiences and the related theoretical concepts

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Presentation determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

paper with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Note: Continuous assessment 50%

Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Mondelinge opdracht with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Note: Oral assignment to be delivered in small groups (either digital or on site) 50%

Additional info regarding evaluation

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:

Continuous assessment 50%
Oral assignment to be delivered in small groups (either digital or on site) 50%

Exams in August/September: continuous assessment to be carried over (50%) and oral assignment (50%)

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:

doorlopende beoordeling 50%
Mondelinge opdracht 50%

Examens in augustus/september: doorlopende beoordeling over te dragen (50%) en mondelinge opdracht (50%)

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context