CZS50 Intercultural Communication

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Erin Anna Huták
Contact Person: Mgr. Erin Anna Huták
Timetable
Wed 18. 9. to Wed 18. 12. Wed 11:00–13:00 KOM S117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to enhance students’ intercultural awareness and improve their communication skills in intercultural settings. Students will explore how various cultures worldwide, including their own, are defined through verbal and non-verbal language, symbols and meanings assigned to the symbols, cultural values and perception of those values. The importance of international understanding and intercultural communication inside as well as outside the school context is emphasized.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize aspects of intercultural communication; improve their communication strategies used in intercultural settings; apply various dimensions of culture in intercultural conflicts. Students should also develop positive attitudes towards other cultures and improve their skills as intercultural speakers of English.
Syllabus
  • 1. Culture and Intercultural Communication
  • 2. Cultural Identities
  • 3. Cultural Awareness and Ethnocentrism
  • 4. Theories explaining differences and similarities across cultures
  • 5. Cultural values
  • 6. Cultural adjustment
  • 7. Stereotypes and prejudice
  • 8. Styles of communication
  • 9. Cultural diversity in education
  • 10. Intercultural communication skills
Literature
    required literature
  • Jackson, Jane (2019) Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication, 2nd Edition, London and New York: Routledge
  • TING-TOOMEY, Stella a Leeva C. CHUNG. Understanding intercultural communication. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. xviii, 404. ISBN 9780195330069
  • HOFSTEDE, Gert Jan, Paul PEDERSEN and Geert HOFSTEDE. Exploring culture : exerscises, stories and synthetic cultures. First published. London: Intercultural Press, 2002, xix, 234. ISBN 1877864900. info
    recommended literature
  • JANÍK, Zdeněk. Negotiation of Identities in Intercultural Communication. JoLaCe Journal of Language and Cultural Education. Berlin: WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2017, vol. 5, No 1, p. 160-181. ISSN 1339-4045. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2017-0010. URL info
Teaching methods
class discussion, reflection papers writing
Assessment methods
class attendance 80%, submission of at least 3 reflection papers and final essay
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2921
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, spring 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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