122225 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper (2018W)

Cross-cultural (mis-)communication

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Sa 08.09.2018 00:00 to Tu 18.09.2018 23:59
Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2018 23:59

Details

max. 18 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Barbara Kryk-Kastovsky

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 09.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 16.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 23.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 30.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 06.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 13.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 20.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 27.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 04.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 11.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 08.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 15.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 22.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 29.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar addresses a topic especially relevant in the present era of globalisation, which involves not only a world-wide migration but also forces the language speakers to face constant challenges in verbal and non-verbal behaviour. Thus the seminar focuses on problems arising in communication between members of different linguistic-cultural communities. Since it also covers the latest approaches to the relation between language and thought, i.e. linguistic relativity, some theoretical issues to be discussed at the beginning of the course will include: the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the scope of linguistic relativity, the plausibility of postulating semantic/pragmatic/cultural universals, etc. The more detailed areas of investigation to be addressed later include:

a) inter-cultural pragmatics: cultural values reflected in speech acts used in different languages; different cultural values of such allegedly universal notions as (in)directness, intimacy, informality, etc.

b) inter-cultural semantics: culture-specific concepts, cultural scripts

c) ethnopsychology: emotions and moral concepts across cultures,

d) how all the above can lead to a socio-pragmatic failure and finally to miscommunication

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222

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