General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Theories of Intercultural Communication |
| Language | EN |
| Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Andrzej Zaporowski |
| Lecturer's email | az@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Anthropology and Cultural Studies |
| Semester | 2024/2025 (summer) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| USOS code | 20-KUDU-MA-TIE |
Timetable
Time and place to be announced later.
Module aim (aims)
The aims of the course are to acquire: (1) knowledge of the theoretical approaches to intercultural communication; (2) skills of critical analysis of the theoretical approaches to intercultural communication; (3) social competence of orientation within multicultural realm.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Good command of English
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction: Presentation of the course contents, aims and requirements Week 2: Intercultural Communication and Language. Analysis: D. Davidson Week 3: Intercultural Communication and Language. Discussion: D. Davidson Week 4: Intercultural Communication and Culture. Analysis: C. Geertz Week 5: Intercultural Communication and Culture. Discussion: C. Geertz Week 6: Culture is Communication. Analysis: E.T. Hall Week 7: Culture is Communication. Discussion: E.T. Hall Week 8: If We Do Not Share One Culture. Analysis: W.B. Gudykunst Week 9: If We Do Not Share One Culture. Discussion: W.B. Gudykunst Week 10: Will We Change? Analysis: Y.Y. Kim, B.D. Ruben Week 11: Will We Change? Discussion: Y.Y. Kim, B.D. Ruben Week 12: Synthetic Cultures. Analysis: G.J. Hofstede, P.B. Pedersen, G. HofstedeWeek 13: Synthetic Cultures. Discussion: G.J. Hofstede, P.B. Pedersen, G. Hofstede. Week 14: Communication and Tension Week 15: Conclusion
Reading list
D. Davidson, The Second Person, in: Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective, p. 107-121.
C. Geertz, The Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man, in: The Interpretation of Cultures, p. 33-54.
E. Hall, The Power of Hidden Differences, in: Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication, M. Bennett (Ed.), p. 53-67.
W. Gudykunst, Uncertainty and Anxiety, in: Theories in Intercultural Communication, Y. Kim, W. Gudykunst (Eds.), p. 123-156.
Y. Kim, B. Ruben, Intercultural Transformation: A System Theory, in: Y. Kim, W. Gudykunst (Eds.), p. 299-321.
G. Hofstede et al., Exploring Culture, p. 91-113.