On 3 April 2020 and in agreement with the President of the Government of Catalonia, the Catalan Minister of Business and Knowledge and the rectors of the other Catalan universities, the Rector of the Universitat de Barcelona decided to suspend all second-semester face-to-face teaching activities until the end of the academic year. For this reason, our university's teaching staff may need to make certain changes to the course plans of the subjects they teach, so that they can teach subjects online. When and where such changes are made, they will be explained in a new appendix attached to the end of the original course plan.
General information |
Course unit name: Intercultural Communication Techniques
Course unit code: 364549
Academic year: 2019-2020
Coordinator: Nuria Verges Bosch
Department: Department of Sociology
Credits: 6
Single program: S
Prior considerations |
Our world is becoming more globalised and interconnected, and intercultural communication is therefore an increasingly exciting field of study.
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 150 |
Face-to-face and/or online activities |
60 |
- Lecture with practical component |
Face-to-face |
45 |
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- Problem-solving class |
Face-to-face |
12 |
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- IT-based class |
Face-to-face |
3 |
Supervised project |
40 |
Independent learning |
50 |
Competences to be gained during study |
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CG6 - Creative and entrepreneurial skills (capacity to conceive, design and manage projects). |
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CG5 - Ability to work in a team (capacity to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project, capacity to work in cross-disciplinary and multicultural teams). |
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CG8 - Capacity to communicate in English and/or other foreign languages orally and in writing, comprehension skills, and mastery of specialized language. |
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CG3 - Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis, synthesis, to adopt global perspectove and to apply knowledge in practice). |
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CE11 - Understanding of the culture and business practices of different countries, as the basis for adapting to an interacting effectively with other geopolitical contexts. |
Learning objectives |
Referring to knowledge — Understand the major social transformations related to intercultural communication.
Referring to abilities, skills — Develop a commitment to ethical practice (self-critical capacity / ability to display attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological principles). |
Teaching blocks |
1. Current social transformations
1.1. Processes and dimensions of globalisation and postmodern societies
1.2. Migrations and international mobility
1.3. Society and information and communication technologies
2. Culture, cultures, business and management of diversity
2.1. Culture and cultures: concepts and main topics
2.2. Identity and management of diversity
2.3. Intercultural communication and business
3. Intercultural communication: techniques and challenges
3.1. Techniques and challenges for an effective intercultural communication
3.2. Verbal and non-verbal communication
3.3. Gender and intercultural communication
4. Social research for intercultural communication
4.1. The basics of a research project
4.2. Gathering information using on-line tools
4.3. Basic research methodologies and digital research
4.4. Designing and giving presentations
Teaching methods and general organization |
a) Lectures on the basic concepts of the subject. These sessions introduce students to the basic concepts and processes for each of the teaching blocks.
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Official assessment of learning outcomes |
Continuous assessment
Examination-based assessment Students who are unable to meet the requirements for continuous assessment may request single assessment, in which case they sit a final examination worth 100% of the final grade. The examination consists of 4 qualitative questions on case studies, problems and material covered during the course (lecture material as well as specific articles, videos and case studies): two long-answer questions (60%) and two short-answer questions (40%).
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Reading and study resources |
Consulteu la disponibilitat a CERCABIB
Book
BAUMAN, Zygmunt. La Globalización : consecuencias humanas. 2a ed. México, D.F. : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2011
BELL, Daniel. The Coming of post-industrial society : a venture in social forecasting. New York : Basic Books, 1999
DEARDORFF, Darla.K. (ed). The Sage handbook of intercultural competence. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2009
GUDYKUNST, William.B. (ed). Cross-cultural and intercultural communication. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2003
HALL, Edward Twitchell. The Hidden dimension. Garden City (N.Y.) : Anchor Books, 1969
KYMLICKA, Will. Multicultural citizenship : a liberal theory of minority rights. Oxford : Clarendon, 2013
Catāleg UB
Ediciķ en castellā (1999)
SAMOVAR, Larry .A., PORTER, Richard E., McDANIEL, Edwin R. (eds). Intercultural communication : a reader. 13th ed. Boston, Mass. : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012
Article
ROOT, Elizabeth, NGAMPORNCHAI, Anchalee. I Came Back as a New Human Being” Student Descriptions of Intercultural Competence Acquired Through Education Abroad Experiences. Journal of Studies in International Education [en línea] 2013,vol.17, núm.5, p. 513-532.
Catāleg UB (disponible fins 2012)
Catāleg Colˇlectiu Universitats Catalanes
Lu, J. G., Hafenbrack, A. C., Eastwick, P. W., Wang, D. J., Maddux, W. W., & Galinsky, A. D. (2017). “Going out” of the box: Close intercultural friendships and romantic relationships spark creativity, workplace innovation, and entrepreneurship. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(7), 1091-1108. http://dx.doi.org.sire.ub.edu/10.1037/apl0000212
GONZÁLEZ RAMOS, Ana M., VERGÉS BOSCH, Núria. International mobility of women in science and technology careers: shaping plans for personal and professional purposes. Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography [en línea] 2013, vol. 20, núm. 5, p.613-629 [consulta: 21 de juny de 2017]
PRABHUDESAI, R. S., PRASAD, C. V., ANG, B.C. Exploring Emerging Latin America: Implications for German Companies Using Spain as a Springboard Country. Global Business Review. 2017, vol.18, núm.4, p.993-1009.
BARTELL, Marvin. Internationalization of universities: A university culture-based framework. Higher Education [en línea]. 2003,vol. 45, núm.1, p.43-70
Accés restringit als usuaris de la URV
KOESTER, Jolene; LUSTIG, Myron W. Intercultural communication competence: Theory, measurement, and application. International Journal of Intercultural Relations [en línea]. 2015, núm. 48, p. 20-21 [consulta: 8 de juny de 2017].
Web page
The Hofstede Centre. Disponible a: https://geert-hofstede.com/
ADAPTATION OF THE COURSE PLAN TO ONLINE TEACHING MODE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS |
Davant el cessament de la docència presencial de les assignatures del segon semestre del curs 2019-2020 per la COVID-19, i davant de la necessitat d’adaptació de la metodologia i els sistemes d’avaluació al nou escenari, la present addenda modifica els apartats següents del pla docent inicial. |