Intercultural Studies in German

  • Credits: 6
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 2
  • Faculty of Applied Languages

Teachers

Included in study programs

Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication

Teaching results

Knowledge:
• learning about the basic concepts about cultures, communication, and intercultural communication
• study of selected scientific theories
• building knowledge aboutthe creation ofcultures and their various components
• getting to understand the causes, manifestations, and consequences of cultural diversity
• improvingthe 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:
• fosteringand 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

Indicative content

Indicative content:
- Introduction into cultures and civilizations
- Components of culture
- Cultural identity
- Cultural dimensions
- Comparison of cultures
- Communication models and theories

Support literature

Support literature:
Recquired:
1. HOFSTEDE, G.; HOFSTEDE, J. G. MINKOV, M.: Lokales Denken globales Handeln. Interkulturelle Zusammenarbeit und globales Management. 6. Auflage. München: Beck im dtv, 2017. ISBN 978-3-423-50952-7
2. HERINGER, H. J.: Interkulturelle Kommunikation. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, 2014. ISBN 978-3-8252-4161-2
3. BROSZINSKY-SCHWABE, E.: Interkulturelle Kommunikation. Missverständnisse-Verständigung. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-531-1717-6
Optional:
1. SCHROLL-MACHL, S.: Die Deutschen-Wir Deutsche. Fremdwahrnehmung und Selbstsicht im Berufsleben. Götingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007. ISBN 978-3-525-46164-8
2. THOMAS, A.; LACKNER, S.: Beruflich in Österreich. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013. ISBN 978-3-525-49152-2
3. LECHNER, T.; THOMAS, A.: Beruflich in der Schweiz. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011. ISBN 978-3-525-49150-8
4. STEMPLINGER, M.; HAASE, S.; THOMAS, A.: Beruflich in der Slowakei. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2005. ISBN 3- 525-49063-1

Requirements to complete the course

Requirements to complete the course:
Interim evaluation 40%
Final evaluation 60%

Student workload

Full-time study: 156 hours. Of which:
52 hours – attendance at seminars
42 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
62 hours – preparation for the final exam

Language whose command is required to complete the course

German

Date of approval: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 18.05.2022