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

The kick-off seminar (2 hours), the concluding seminar (2 hours), independent studies (131 hours)

Materials

Available in the online learning environment.

Teaching methods

Core content: Culture, cultural diversity, cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communication competence
Learning outcomes:
On completion of the course the successful student will be able to
identify basic concepts and issues relating to culture and intercultural communication
apply theories of intercultural communication into his/her own professional context
pay attention to his/her own communication skills in working life
analyse the role of intercultural communication competence as a professional skill in different work settings
The course takes place at the University of Eastern Finland by University Lecturer Lea Meriläinen. (The course coordinator at Karelia UAS is Heidi Vartiainen .
Karelia UAS students and exchange students must register through UEF online registration form (will be available later).
The amount of students accepted is 20 from Karelia UAS.

Student workload

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