AJ0327 Intercultural Competence Building in International Online Collaboration

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
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: 0/20, only registered: 1/20, 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 virtual collaboration and group work with teachers and students abroad. Students will engage in virtual tasks and discussions on topics relating to intercultural experience and cultural differences. Previous knolwedge of and experience in intercultural communication is welcome but not mandated. Further aim is to prepare students for any future digital/virtual interactions with people from across the globe for the purpose of business, exchange of experience and expertise, or for looking for solutions to the global issues. The class is interdisciplinary and will be virtually co-taught by teachers from universities abroad.
Learning outcomes
The students will improve their cultural self-awareness and awareness of other cultures. They will be able to demonstrate their understanding of and provide reasons for various cultural diferences pertaining to education. They will become aware of how interactions in a familiar digital environment (e.g. in one's own social media bubble) may be different from intercultural interactions in an unfamiliar/new digital environment. They will improve their intercultural skills of mindful listening in discussions and while engaging in international tasks online.
Syllabus
  • - Three physical meetings in class on 19/02, 26/02, and 6/05. Content: introduction to virtual intercultural communication, the impact of the digital world, conclusion (on 6 May).
  • - 6 online events (each 90 min) with teachers and students from NLA University College in Norway on the topics of intercultural competence and cultural differences between 4 March - 15 April:
  • NOTE THAT SOME OF THE ONLINE EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT DIFFERENT DATE/TIME THAN THE COURSE IS TIMETABLED. This is due to the teachers' availability. The dates and time are preliminary but will be finalized by early January.
  • - 5 March, at 12:15 “Belonging and Difference”
  • - 11 March, at 08:00 “An Intro to Norwegian Society, Cultures and Norms”
  • - 27 March, at 12pm "Living with difference"
  • - 2 April, at 12pm "Everyday nationality"
  • - 8 April, at 8.00am "On Intercultural competence 1"
  • - 15 April, at 8.00am "On Intercultural competence 2"
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 and project work, individual and group-based discussions on site
Assessment methods
Physical classroom participation in all the three events (see the above), virtual participation in at least 5 online events (live stream), submission of at least 5 e-learning-based asynchronous tasks, reflective/reflexive essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 2023, Spring 2024.
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