FL 1 – Culture and Communication in Spanish for Advanced Level

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 2
  • Faculty of International Relations

Teachers

Included in study programs

International Economic Relations

Teaching results

Knowledge: Understanding the impact of culture on communication and manifestations of culture in communication, primarily in intercultural interactions stemming from mastering basic terminology and comprehension of selected theories of culture and communication.
Skills: Ability to adequately assess and analyse a particular communication encounter in an intercultural context so that its understanding results in successful communication at the relevant level of the Spanish language command.
Competence: Built-up basic cultural sensitivity and developed cultural awareness.

Indicative content

1. Culture: definitions, research methodology.
2. Culture: forms and ideologies; cultural dimensions.
3. Selected theories of culture.
4. Stereotypes and prejudices.
5. Culture shock and its handling.
6. Communication: definitions, the structure and levels of a communication process.
7. Verbal communication.
8. Nonverbal communication.
9. Intercultural communication.
10. Intercultural competence.
11. Culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking cultural area.
12. Selected topics of Spanish culture.

Support literature

1. CELEDON, M. (2021): Comunicación intercultural. Madrid: FCEditorial. ISBN: 9788417701529.
2. IVORA PÉREZ, F. M. (2014) : La comunicación intercultural y el discurso de los negocios. Alicante: Publicacions de la Universitad d’Alicante. ISBN: 978-84-9717-313-1.
3. PLAZA DEL PINO, F. J. (2018): Comunicación, cuidado y vida en la diversidad : una propuesta de formación intercultural. Almería: Universidad de Almería. ISBN: 9788416642618.
4. BECHER, G. (2007): Publicidad intercultural: componentes. Albacete: @becedario. ISBN: 9788496560277

Requirements to complete the course

Project (assessed work) and its presentation – 40 %
Final examination – 60 %

Student workload

78 hours
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

Spanish

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 12.01.2022