Intercultural Communication

The subject gives students the opportunity to adopt critical knowledge in a wide range of contemporary interdisciplinary cultural studies. It represents a platform through which the primary skills, ideas, notions and concepts in the field of intercultural learning, the meaning of intercultural postulates and the interpretation of cultural and intercultural specificities will be explored. In this way, students are trained in the context of understanding and applying theoretical approaches in the domain of the difference in coding of communication systems, levels of communication and cultural specifics that represent a barrier in the process of encryption and decryption of linguistic and cultural information packages.

No prerequisites

By completing this module, students will acquire knowledge about the basic settings of communication theory, comparative interlinguistic patterns and intercultural communication strategies. This collegium raises awareness of theoretical, but above all practical values of intercultural learning.

1. Introduction to general linguistic postulates 2. Consideration of comparative-contrast aspects of language 3. Introduction to cultural studies through interdisciplinary theoretical settings 4. Practical examples, problems in the process of communication at the level of culture from the prospect of various language systems 5. Studying popular culture in order to overcome obstacles in communication 6. Analysis of the text corpus as well as visual-auditory content 7. Discussion and implementation of adopted strategies

Interactive lectures, screenings, discussions and analytical thinking.

Attendance (2 points); Final exam (0-50 points); Pre-exam activities (pre-exam paper) (0 - 48 points)

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