Course Catalog 2008-2009 Pori Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Henna Hyytiä

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 3, 4 : Wednesday 8 - 12, Pori	Porin opiskelijat

Requirements

75% attendance

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

To study a subject ( When cultures collide ) in English. To come into a deeper understanding of other cultures, how different cultures behave and react in differing situations. How attitudes to time can change from culture to culture. Why are people from other countries always different and WE are so normal?? What's going to happen when I end up working with a colleague from another country? These points will be studied as objectives of the course. Common European Framework of Reference, Level B2.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Categorising cultures. Linear-active, multi-active, reactive culture: what are they and how does their behaviour differ from each other?
2.	The use of time. How attitudes to time differ from culture to culture.
3.	Manners and mannerism. Table manners, protocol, customs, small talk, personal space, TABOOS.
4.	Getting to know each other. English speaking countries. Europe, east and west. Nordic countries. FINLAND - the country and the people, who are they and what do they do? Study of a selected country, students' own choice.
5.	Other countries will be studied, eg. Turkey, Iran, Latin America, China, Malaysia, Thailand, if time allows.

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1			Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	20.11.2008
Modifier	Tiina Suominen