General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Intercultural Dialogue (winter semester) |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | dr Borys Szumański |
| Lecturer's email | bs72021@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | |
| Faculty | Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology |
| Semester | 2024/2025 (winter) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 03-AP-ID |
Timetable
Module aim (aims)
- basic issues and vocabulary related to the theory of culture and intercultural communication
- analysis of cultural texts and situations in which intercultural content appears
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
- competence in the field of the student’s native culture
- ability to establish and maintain contact with representatives of other cultures
Syllabus
Course learning content: |
| Culture and acculturation |
| Core assumptions of intercultural communication |
| Auto- and heterostereotypes |
| The concept of multiculturalism |
| Intercultural differences in the language and texts of culture |
| Analysis and interpretation of texts |
Reading list
- T. Hall, The Hidden Dimension, 1990.
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication, ed. by G. Rings, S. Rasinger, Cambridge
- Stier, Intercultural communication and intercultural competence, January 2009, „Journal of Intercultural Communication” 11.
- Cultures of Economy in South-Eastern Europe. Spotlights and Perspectives, ed. by Murašov, D. Beganovic, A. Lešic, Bielefeld 2019.
- Wierzbicka, Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words: English, Russian, Polish, German, Japanese, 1997.
- Wierzbicka Cliff Goddard, Words and Meanings: Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages, and Cultures, Oxford 2014.