INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-IN-S1S2-ITC-IN-EI06BE
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCIES
Responsable(s)
G.DOUGLAS
Intervenant(s)
H.HARTMANN-GIBSON, G.DOUGLAS, Paul DEVOS
Niveau
Course for exchange students
Année de formation
Période

Présentation

Prérequis
Be prepared to work in multicultural teams.
Be open to call into question deeply-held assumptions, beliefs and attitudes.
Be able to work in a non-judgemental fashion is an essential ingredient to succeeding in this course.
Objectifs
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Recognise the different elements that make up culture.
Demonstrate the role culture plays on general and professional behavior.
Analyse the cultural elements inherent in different situations.
Interact more sensitively within multicultural groups.
Develop a capacity for culturally sensitive critical analysis.
Sensitively interpret different elements of verbal and non-verbal communication.
Clearly distinguish between objective and subjective culture.
Have a greater awareness of ESRS topics such as diversity and inclusion and non-discrimination.
Be able to work in an international and intercultural environment.
Présentation
Definitions, elements and images of culture.
Objective and subjective culture.
The stumbling blocks to intercultural communication.
Recognising the elements of nonverbal communication. E.T. Hall’s model; space, time and context.
Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's cultural orientations model.
Hofstede's cultural dimensions model.
Trompenaars' cultural dimensions model
Cultural values
Culture shock and intensity factors

Modalités

Organisation
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 10,00
Travail personnel
Group Project 20,00
Charge de travail personnel indicative 4,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Évaluation
The course will be assessed by a MCQ test at the end of the intensive week and a group video project to be done after the course.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
QCM 1,00 1 30,00
Autres
Projet Collectif 0,00 1 70,00
TOTAL 100,00

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