Lecturers
Irja Pietilä
Nancy Aalto

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations

Extra info:

Ryhmä 1, TaY:lla järjestettävä (Ke 9-12), Aalto, Pietilä

Hours	Time span
3 h/week	12.09.2007 - 14.12.2007
Exam

(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To provide students with tools for analyzing communication situations and opportunities to practice and develop their communication skills in order to reduce communication anxiety and promote communication as an essential means of managing cultural differences and adapting to new situations and environments. Various principles and techniques relevant to intercultural communication situations such as cultural differences in communication style, problem-solving, and non-verbal communication will be investigated. Through experiential exercises and group work, students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained as well as to test and improve their own communication skills.

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	Increasing intercultural competence	Nancy Aalto, Irja Pietilä				No

Prerequisites

Code	Course	Credits	M/R
KIE-9306	KIE-9306 Introduction to Intercultural Communication	5	Mandatory

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Remarks

The course is held at the University of Tampere and schedule follows the period system of UTA. Students who want to attend the course need a JOO agreement. The application period for autumn courses ends on 30.4. and for spring courses on 31.10.

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	120
Total sum	120

Additional information related to course
There are limited number of places available in this course

Correspondence of content
9901005 Increasing Intercultural Competence

Last modified	23.03.2007
Modified by	Irja Pietilä