CST:NPO_PCA Pluricultural competences - Course Information

NPO_PCA Pluricultural competences in action

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)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
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 his 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

Teacher's information

Hrazeno z projektu MUNI 3.2.1., č. projektu NPO_MUNI_MSMT-16606/2022.

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