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Introduction
We live in a more multicultural world than ever before. We face diversity in our everyday life whether it is located in our home country or abroad. Developing individual intercultural skill is therefore essential to enable successful and appropriate communication with people coming from different cultural environments, having different perceptions of life, value systems, rituals and communication patterns. Understanding the significance of culture in every human being’s life – including ourselves - will open the door to being skillful in various intercultural environments.
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the various dimensions of communication between cultures. The module will show different ways to comprehend cultures according to their deep structures and diverse communication patterns. Issues that create misunderstandings in intercultural interaction will be considered. Through these theoretical and practical observations, another objective of the course will be achieved: development of intercultural skills and competence in diverse multicultural contexts.
After completing the course students will:
After completing the course students will:
- be sensitive to cultural determination of behavior and values;
- be able to identify their own cultural norms and prejudices;
- have a greater ability to understand and interpret cultural differences and to be aware of the different culture specificities they will encounter during their mobility abroad;
- be able to recognize different communication styles in a culturally sensitive manner.
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