Course Catalog 2009-2010 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Irja Pietilä

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1 (09.09.2009 - 09.12.2009) : Wednesday 9 - 12, TaY: Is C9

Requirements

Attendance and active participation in classes, completion of assignments and final exam.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to analyze different intercultural communication situations. They will be able to analyse their personal and cultural communication style in order to communicate more effectively with individuals from other cultures. The students will be able to apply the knowledge and improve their own communication skills in various intercultural communication situations. The students will be able to reduce communication anxiety and promote communication as an essential means of managing cultural differences and adapting to new situations and environments.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Perception perception as a process, meaning of context
2.	Ethnography of intercultural communication
3.	Intercultural communication competences, components of intercultural competence, motivation, knowledge and skills
4.	Listening skills, sending and receiving messages, theory of listening
5.	Variations in verbal and nonverbal communication
6.	Conflict resolution, tensions in a group, conflict management

Evaluation criteria for the course

The course grade will be based on written assignments, participation, learning diary and a final project.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Summary of lectures	Increasing intercultural competence	Nancy Aalto, Irja Pietilä					Suomi

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

Additional information

There are limited number of places available in this course. Requires JOO contract.

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1	Tampere University Language Center, Wed 9-12. Requires JOO contract.		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	14.01.2010
Modifier	Irja Pietilä