Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2018

After a successful course, the student shall:

- show familiarity with and define cultural factors that affect the communication process like
- show understanding of the sociological and psychological signs a person goes through during the adaptation to a new culture

- demonstrate skills of effectively functioning in a cross-cultural environment

- demonstrate the ability to reflect over the process of becoming interculturally competent

This course is designed for students/professionals wishing to increase their intercultural understanding and to gain the tools for building international ties. Students will explore their own culture, begin to perceive the impact of culture on daily life, learn some of the basic theories of cross-cultural communication and work towards achieving cross-cultural competence.
Focus is placed on the application of theory and research in intercultural communication. Both crosscultural (comparisons of communication across cultures) and intercultural (communication between
members of different cultures) communication are emphasized. Topics include:
- Cultural inheritance and Swedish mentality
- Worldview, ethnocentrism, non-verbal communication
- Cultural values and identity, the deep structures of culture.
- Multiculturalism and Cultural Change
- Immigration, integration and cross-cultural work.

Lectures, structured discussions in multi-culture groups with written and oral reports, seminars around written assignments. Guest lectures.

The teaching is conducted in English.

General admission requirements and English B.

The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.

Two written assignment.
Active attendance at lectures, work-shops and seminar.

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Examination	7.5 credits	5/4/3/U

Samovar A, Porter R, McDaniel E (2006) Communication Between Cultures. International Ed.
Cengage Learning