Intercultural Studies in English

Teaching results

Knowledge:
• learning about the basic concepts about cultures, communication, and intercultural communication
• study of selected scientific theories
• building knowledge about the creation of cultures and their various components
• getting to understand the causes, manifestations, and consequences of cultural diversity
• improving the insight into various areas of culture associated with the studied language
• expanding the theoretical knowledge about various aspects of intra- and intercultural communication
Competencies:
• The aim of the course is to primarily develop the intercultural competence of the students, their critical thinking, and build their ability to actively use their accumulated knowledge in direct and indirect communication with representatives of foreign cultures. Hand in hand with the development of intercultural competence the course develops the communicative competence of students in the foreign language and activates their vocabulary in the area of interest.
Skills:
• fostering and maintaining the basic language skills, listening, reading comprehension, writing and speaking
• development of presentation skills, ability to work with various media and utilise variety of sources to prepare their assignments and seminar papers.