XYHI1001 Multilingual and Intercultural Communication Competencies (3 cr)
Study level:
Other studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028
Description
Course description
In this course the students will be working in small groups learning about different approaches to multilingual and intercultural communication. The course consists of independent and group work.
Main contents
- Intercultural communication in the workplace
- Multilingual and intercultural communication competence
- Stereotypes
- Multilingualism & language awareness
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- understand the meanings and functions of languages and cultures in interaction.
- be familiar with and critically evaluate traditional and contemporary approaches to intercultural communication.
- have developed their language awareness in order to make use of their full language repertoire in multilingual situations.
- have explored the concept of multilingualism and gained an understanding of how multilingual skills can be advantageous in their field of study.
Completion methods
Method 1
Evaluation criteria:
Active participation in individual and group learning assignments to be completed according to the given instructions. Students are expected to demonstrate achievement of the set learning goals. More detailed assessment criteria will be discussed at the beginning of the course.
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Parts of the completion methods
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Participation in teaching (3 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish