NPO_PCA Pluricultural competences in action

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Daniela Svobodová (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
English at B2 level = working language in the course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course aims to acquaint students with a variety of tools and approaches that will help them to build on their pluricultural repertoire and to develop a pluricultural competence at B1-B2 level.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students:
- will be capable of recognising potential causes of culturally based complications in communication and of acting appropriately in simple everyday exchanges;
- can generally respond to the most commonly used cultural cues, act according to socio-pragmatic conventions and explain or discuss features of their own and other cultures;
- are usually able to recognise and repair misunderstandings.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • Autobiography of an intercultural encounter
  • Communication and communication across cultures
  • Intercultural competence
  • Body language
  • Eye contact and emotions
  • Cultures at the table
  • Stereotypes
  • Cultural competence
  • Dresscode
  • Arts
Teaching methods
The course is asynchronous on-line in Google classroom. Interactive activities, discussion forums.
Assessment methods
Continuous work during the semester and a self-reflective writing at the end.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
Hrazeno z projektu MUNI 3.2.1., č. projektu NPO_MUNI_MSMT-16606/2022.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, spring 2024.
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