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Intercultural Communication
Instructor: James McDonald
Credits: 8
Main goals
- Academic goals: obtain relevant theories, link the theories to Eastern Europe
- Behavioral goals: apply the contents in student‘s daily life, increase tolerance against uncertainty, promote mindfulness
General topics
- definitions of culture and their power to shape social reality
- national and gender identities as examples for social offers to define the Self
- the multivocal and dialogical structure of the Self
- fuzziness and dynamics of cultural borders
- prejudices, stereotypes and prototypes as a support for orientation
- Practical: international assignments, working in international teams, intercultural trainings
Assignments
Students must complete and pass a specified number of module tasks, participate in online discussions and hand in a final paper (essay of 3,000 words).
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Impressions
(photo: EES Online)

