Courses persons responsible
Irja Pietilä

Lecturers
Irja Pietilä

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations

Extra info:

Ryhmä 1 (Ma 12-16), Pietilä

	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Period 5	Summer
Lecture	2 h/week	2 h/week	-	-	-	-
Exercise	2 h/week	2 h/week	-	-	-	-
Exam

Extra info:

Ryhmä 2 (Ma 12-16), Pietilä

	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Period 5	Summer
Lecture	-	-	-	2 h/week	2 h/week	-
Exercise	-	-	-	2 h/week	2 h/week	-
Exam

(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To increase students' knowledge and awareness of culture and its influence on communication, as well as their awareness of themselves as cultural beings. Major theories related to intercultural communication will be explored, and various exercises will be used to demonstrate the practical applications of these theories, thereby enchancing the students' understanding of them. The topics covered will include: basic terminology, aspects of intercultural learning, concepts of culture and communication, factors influencing communication, cultural variables, and models for developing awareness and sensitivity.

Requirements for completing the course
Attendance and active participation in classes, completion of assignments and final exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Study material

Type	Name	Auhor	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability...	Exam material	Language
Summary of lectures	Introduction to Intercultural Communication	Irja Pietilä				No	English

Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Remarks

Period 1: The course will start 4.9.2006.

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	60
Total sum	60

Correspondence of content
9901000 Introduction to Intercultural Communication

Last modified	08.08.2006
Modified by	Maija-Leena Perttunen