AJ0327 Intercultural Competence Building in International Online Collaboration

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim is to develop students' communicative and intercultural competencies through project-based collaboration and group work with students from the USA. Students will engage in virtual tasks and discussions in international teams on the topic of social, cultural, and personal issues pertaining to life and education in students' respective cultures. They will 1) make videos, vlogs, and instagram posts revealing various aspects of their personal culture, 2) will share and discuss them in international/intercultural teams. The virtual mobility will be followed with physical on-site meeting of all the student participants at MUNI for group-reflection and for selecting the best 'culture video'.
Learning outcomes
The students will improve their cultural self-awareness and awareness of other cultures. They will be able to demonstrate their understanding of various non-essentialist aspects of cultures, including their own. They will become aware and will be able to demonstrate how ethnocentrism, stereotypes, and prejudice can influence their intercultural interactions with others.They will improve their intercultural skills of mindful listening in discussions and while engaging in international tasks both online and onsite.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of two 2-hour sessions (total 4 lessons) in the classroom and minimum 3 individual team online sessions (total min. 3 lessons) with students from the USA. Students will be also expected to dedicate time to making videos/vlogs. The course concludes with all students meeting at students' festival at MUNI on the 15th May. Due to the time difference between the Czech Republic and the USA and due to the fact that at the US college the spring semester goes from January to May, the course content and meetings are set as follows: 1. Classroom meeting of all students for online introduction and first virtual meeting with the US students on Friday 27th January 2023. Three individual online meetings in international teams in February, March, and April, preferably on Fridays 3. Classroom meeting of all students for all-class virtual meeting with the US students on Friday 7th of April 4. All students meeting at the international festival at MUNI on the 15th of May.
Literature
    required literature
  • JACKSON, Jane. Online intercultural education and study abroad : theory into practice. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019, vii, 240. ISBN 9781138298255. info
  • Building cultural competence : innovative activities and models. Edited by Fons Trompenaars - Kate Berardo - Darla K. Deardorff. First edition. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus, 2012, xii, 388. ISBN 9781579228040. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Internationalising programmes in higher education : am educational development perspective. Edited by Jeanine Gregersen-Hermans - Karen M. Lauridsen. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, xxi, 231. ISBN 9780367361952. info
  • Reshaping international teaching and learning in higher education : universities in the information age. Edited by Paul Nixon - Vanessa P. Dennen - Rajash Rawal. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, xviii, 215. ISBN 9780367230432. info
Teaching methods
COIL (Collaborative online international learning methods), online group discussions, online international team discussions, video making and sharing, individual and group-based discussions on site
Assessment methods
Classroom participation, participation in the three online intertnational teams discussions, 2 video/vlogs making and their reflection, participation in the e-learning-based asynchronous discussions, writing and sharing online meetings minutes and reflections of the international teams discussions
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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