XMOVKOK Study Module in Multilingual and Intercultural Communication Competence (20+ cr)

The aim of the study module is to

• help students to understand and analyse the phenomena and skills linked to multilingual intercultural communication as part of their academic expertise
• help students to analyse and verbalize the multilingual intercultural communication competence accumulated through exchanges and/or being international at home
• give students the skills and competences to function flexibly in a multilingual and -cultural context. 

The study module consists of the following courses

1. Mandatory course  XYHX003 Fundamentals in Intercultural and Multilingual Communication. The course can be completed at any point of the studies.

1. Courses from minimum two foreign languages: not the mandatory language courses belonging to the degree requirements or mother tongue. There must be minimum 10 ECTS of these foreign languages.

2. If the 20 ECTS minimum requirement is not met with the courses mentioned above, other courses can be included into the study module when these courses support the development of the aims and learning outcomes of the study module

NB. Courses of the module cannot be part of any other module as well, i.e. courses belonging to you subject studies, communication and language studies, or other thematic modules or study units

On completion of the study module, the student is expected to

• understand and appreciate the he multifariousness of languages and cultures 

• understand and recognize the phenomena linked to intercultural communication, multiculturalism and languages

• be able to analyse their own beliefs and experiences and communicative behavior in intercultural contexts. 

• have developed their own language skills and multilingual repertoire.

• be able to to function in multilingual groups and situations by taking into consideration the various communicators and their backgrounds.  

Study Module in Multilingual and Intercultural Communication Competence | University of Jyväskylä

Because courses cannot be part of  two different study modules, please check before hand from your study coordinator than including courses into the Study Module in Multilingual and Intercultural Communication Competence does not cause any problems with the other study modules of the degree .