Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of English Language Pedagogy
- Code
- BMI-ANGD17-CK11bE.03
- Title
- Research Methods in Culture and Language Analysis - Theory and Analysis: Culture and Communication – Skills for Intercultural Communication
- Usual semester
- Spring
- ECTS
- 6
- Language
- Learning outcomes
- 1) The purpose of the subject; The course has three aims: § to develop the participants’ skills of intercultural communication § to develop the participants’ English language proficiency in order for them to become better communicators § to help the participants identify and plan the analysis of researchable issues related to intercultural communication
- Course content
- We will be doing listening, viewing and speaking practice in the area of intercultural communication as well as reading research articles and essays. The students will also have to produce an outline for a research proposal.
- Assessment method
- 3) Requirements and assessment; The seminar requires the students’ active participation and involvement. All tasks have to be completed. These are: Two in-class presentations of intercultural issues One seminar paper: a researched analysis of an intercultural situation Two research plan outlines Assessment: On the basis of the above.
- Bibliography
- Baker, W. (2012). From cultural awareness to intercultural awareness: culture in ELT. ELT Journal 66/1. 62-70. Barna, L. M. (1997). Stumbling blocks in intercultural communication. In Samovar, L. A. & Porter, R. E. Intercultural communication: A reader. (pp. 337-346) Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing. Chang, Y. (2013). Never Mind? – Mindfulness and Competent Intercultural Interaction. Journal of Intercultural Communication. issue 32, July 2013. http://immi.se/intercultural Dignen, B. & Chamberlain, J. (2009). Fifty ways to improve your intercultural skills. London: Summertown Publishing. /marked in black below/ Kobayashi, J., & Viswat, L. (2014). 3-D Negotiation in a Business Context Negotiation between Japanese and Americans. Journal of Intercultural Communication. issue 34, March 2014. http://immi.se/intercultural Petrić, B. (2005). Contrastive rhetoric in the writing classroom: a case study. English for Specific Purposes 24 (2005). 213–228. Qin, X. (2014). Exploring the Impact of Culture in Five Communicative Elements Case of Intercultural Misunderstandings between Chinese and American. Journal of Intercultural Communication. issue 34, March 2014. http://immi.se/intercultural