FL 2 - Culture and Communication in German for Intermediate Students
- Credits: 3
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 3
- Faculty of International Relations
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge: Basic knowledge in the field of the German culture and manifestation of culture in intercultural communication.
Skills: Ability to adequately assess and apply the acquired knowledge in a particular communication encounter in German on an adequate level.
Competence: Built-up basic cultural sensitivity and developed cultural awareness towards the German culture as well as other cultures, improved language and communication competencies.
Indicative content
Indicative content:
Culture and communication – an introduction
Standards of culture – comparison of Slovakia, Germany and other German-speaking countries
Elements of culture - comparison of Slovakia, Germany and other German-speaking countries (symbols, rituals, values etc.)
Stereotypes, prejudice - Germany and German-speaking countries
Culture shock - Germany and German-speaking countries
Verbal and non-verbal communication - real-life intercultural encounters
Specifics of written communication – German in a professional setting
Intercultural communication – real-life communication encounters
Specifics of German culture – gastronomy, dining, traditions and habits, etc.
Specifics of German culture – professional context
Specifics of German culture – the art in Germany and German-speaking countries
Historical development of Germany – history and culture
Support literature
KUCHAROVÁ, J., KUNOVSKÁ, I.: (2017): Grundbegriffe der Kultur und Kommunikation. Bratislava: Ekonóm, 129 s.
BOLTEN, J.: (2007): Einführung in die Interkulturelle Wirtschaftskommunikation. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & amp; Rupert,
Aktuálne materiály relevantných databáz vládnych a medzinárodných organizácií, prípadové štúdie z praxe, relevantné monografie a vedecké časopisy z oblasti kultúry a komunikácie
Requirements to complete the course
Project (assessed work) and its presentation – 40%
Final examination – 60%
Student workload
26 hours – participation in sessions
20 hours – project and presentation preparation (assessed work)
32 hours – preparation for the examination
Language whose command is required to complete the course
German
Date of approval: 14.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 23.12.2021