Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education

Organization

TÓK Department of Foreign Language and Literature

Code

SZABV23-1

Title

Intercultural communication

Usual semester

Spring

Published semester

2024/25/1

ECTS

3

Language

en

Learning outcomes

This course on intercultural communication is intended for international students and Hungarian native speakers to work in cooperation to achieve shared goals. The course aims to give students an understanding of the complexities of communicating with people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The course aims to help students appreciate different cultures, be open-minded, make new friends and build positive relationships across cultures. By the end of the course, students will be better equipped with the intercultural competencies needed to succeed in a globalised world.

Course content

The course focuses on getting to know each other's culture, both big "C" culture and small "c" culture, including habits, traditions, and high and low culture. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to explore their own cultural identities and reflect on how culture shapes communication. Students will be invited to learn about diversity and experience the importance of respecting and appreciating similarities and differences. The course also examines stereotypes and biases and how to challenge them, offering various perspectives on intercultural communication. The course encourages participants to support inclusion and acquire intercultural competencies. Students will engage in various interactive learning activities, including discussions, debates, scenarios, role-playing, drama games, presentations, videos, field trips and group projects.

Assessment method

practice mark (five-point evaluation)

Bibliography

Trentinné Benkő, É., Márkus, É., Svraka, B., &. Árva, V. (Eds.) (2022). Languages, Inclusion, Cultures and Pedagogy: Research and Good Practices. Vol. 1. Cultures and Languages. Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education. Jackson, J. (2016). Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication. Routledge. Jackson, J. (Ed.). (2017). The Routledge handbook of language and intercultural communication. Routledge. Holliday, A., Hyde, M., & Kullman, J. (2010). Intercultural Communication: An Advanced Resource Book. Routledge. Lustig, M. W., & Koester, J. (2010). Intercultural competence: Interpersonal communication across cultures. Pearson.

Programmes of the course