010369 SE Cross-cultural communication (2008S)
How to create effective communication with different cultural groups
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
05.05.
14:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 4 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Tuesday
06.05.
14:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Wednesday
07.05.
12:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
08.05.
12:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Friday
09.05.
08:00 - 12:00
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Course will focus on how culture influences communication process. Cultural variability will be operationalized along the following dimensions: individualism-collectivism, high-and low- context, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, masculinity-femininity. Acculturation strategies and culture shock as an output of cultural encounters will be discussed. Role of religion in acculturation process will be analyzed. Specific cultural profiles of Europeans, Asians and Americans will be presented and the role of these profiles in successful vs. failed communication process.
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The goal of the course is to bring towards creating ethnorelativistic attitudes towards cultural differences. In order to achieve such a goal students will learn about cultural conditioning of their perception of others, and characteristics of other cultures which could contribute to possible conflicts and misunderstanding during cultural encounters.
Examination topics
Lectures, in-class discussion of assigned readings, role playing, film based discussion
Reading list
Hofstede, G. (2001). Culture's Consequences, Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions, and Organizations Across Nations. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications.
House, R.J.,Hanges, P., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P.,Gupta, V.,(2004)Culture, Leadership, and Organizations The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Thousand Oaks CA :Sage Publications. Berry, J., Sam, D.,(2006), The Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation .Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
House, R.J.,Hanges, P., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P.,Gupta, V.,(2004)Culture, Leadership, and Organizations The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Thousand Oaks CA :Sage Publications. Berry, J., Sam, D.,(2006), The Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation .Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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freies Wahlfach für 011,012 und 020
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