Intercultural Communication
Année du cours : 1 année(s)
Etablissement : JUNIA Grande école d’ingénieurs
Langue : English
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
Période : S1
Classes and all teaching material will be in English. Students will be expected to have at least a B2 level in English.
This course is an introduction to elements of Intercultural Communication FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO STUDY ABROAD.
This class will help prepare students for the culture shock involved in participating on STUDY ABROAD, EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES OR WORK PLACEMENTS ABROAD. The class is not designed to eliminate culture shock but it will allow students to be better prepared to deal with it and so potentially heighten their experience of living, working and/or studying abroad.
What is culture? Definitions of culture, elements of culture, the iceberg model…
Communication: verbal and non-verbal
What is “intercultural communication”?
The basic theories
Culture Shock and Intensity factors
