NPO_PRP Promoting the development of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in the academic environment

Pan-university studies
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 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. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre
Prerequisites
English at B2 level = working (not target language) language in the course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide participants with useful sets of study materials, as well as with a variety of diverse methodologies and strategies that will help them:
- improve their plurilingual and pluricultural competences at A2-B1 level of CEFR while adopting intercomprehension and mediation strategies;
- reflect on languages and cultures in order to learn how to use efficiently their personal linguistic repertoire, ie. languages they already master at different levels; thanks to this participants are able to understand languages they have not learnt in formal education, nor they have not learnt them at all;
- foster their cultural awareness and develop their cultural intelligence.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, participants:
- will be aware of their plurilingual repertoire and they will know how to further develop it;
- will be capable to recognise internationalisms and words/signs common to different languages to deduce the meaning of simple signs and notices and to identify the probable message of a short, simple text or speech;
- will acquire basic key words for typical situations (routine situations) so they can concentrate on them while trying to understand to the probable meaning;
- will be able to work with gestures and mimics which considerably helps to understand the overall meaning of situation and they will be able to recognise when difficulties occur in interaction with members of other cultures;
- will get familiar with the concept of otherness and understand that different cultures may have different practices and norms, actions may be perceived differently by people belonging to other cultures.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theoretical framework: terminology and basic concepts
  • 2. Language and communication
  • 3. Languages and cultures in contact
  • 4. Verbal and non verbal communication.
  • 5. Cultural differences in body language, gestures, facial expressions.
  • 6. Plurilingual and pluricultural awareness
  • 7. Cultural and linguistic identity
  • 8. Intercultural dialogue and concept of otherness
  • 9. Cultural patterns and communication
  • 10. Cultural stereotypes
  • 11. Mediating communication: facilitating pluricultural space and acting as intermediary
  • 12. Metalinguistic awareness. Intercomprehension strategies.
  • 13. Final recapitulation and self-reflection
Teaching methods
asynchronous on-line course
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2024, recent)
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