Intercultural Communication Competence (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

On completion of the course the successful student will be able toidentify basic concepts and issues relating to culture and intercultural communicationapply theories of intercultural communication into his/her own professional contextpay attention to his/her own communication skills in working lifeanalyse the role of intercultural communication competence as a professional skill in different work settings

Content

Culture, cultural diversity, cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communication competence

Location and time

Kick-off seminar (2 h), Course assignment workshop (1 h), Closing seminar (2 h), Independent studying and pair work 130 h.

Materials

Available in the online learning environment.

Teaching methods

On completion of the course
• you are able to identify basic concepts and phenomena relating to 'culture' and intercultural communication
• you are able to apply theories of intercultural communication into their own professional context
• you are able to pay attention to and critically analyse their own communication skills in working life
• you are able to analyse the role of intercultural communication competence as a professional skill in different work settings.

Core content: Culture, cultural diversity, cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communication competence in working life.



The course is organised by University of Eastern Finland.

(The course coordinator at Karelia UAS is Heidi Vartiainen.)

Karelia UAS students and exchange students must register through UEF online registration form

The amount of students accepted is 10 from Karelia UAS.

Student workload

Kick-off seminar (2 h), concluding seminar (2 h), Independent studying 131 h