Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- discuss basic concepts, conceptual frameworks, and broader contexts of intercultural communication
- analyse and discuss examples of cross-cultural conflicts in a variety of situations (applying them specifically but not limited to cases involving Japan)
- identify barriers to effective intercultural communication
- display intercultural sensitivity in terms of beliefs, values, and norms
- problematise the concept of intercultural competence.
Course Content
The
course focuses on fundamental, conceptual, and practical dimensions of
intercultural communication in everyday life that includes social, business and media-driven contexts. Various examples of social interaction in
multicultural environments, focusing especially on the Japanese context, will
be analysed and discussed in order to develop students‘ intellectual
appreciation for cultural differences and sensitivity regarding intercultural interaction.
Assessment
Active performance in seminars, written assignments, a final paper, and an oral
presentation of the final paper.
Forms of Study
Obligatory seminars. The languages of instruction are English and Japanese.
Grades
The Swedish grades A–F.
The final grade for the course is based on an overall assessment by the examiner.
Reporting of grades:
Module 1: Seminars, Written Assignments (10 credits)
Module 2: Paper (5 credits)
Prerequisites
- 90 credits in the main field of study Japanese, including one of the courses Japanese IV: Cultural Anthropology, 15 credits or Japanese IV: Introduction to Linguistics, 15 credits