PR 306 – Intercultural Communication

PR 306 – Intercultural Communication; Weekly hours: 2+1, ECTS: 5
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the practice and theory of intercultural communication, as a study of how people communicate through different cultures. The course will familiarize you with the basic terms and theories, as well as with some classic and recent research, pointing more on theory-into practice school, that is more interdisciplinary, drawing on communication theory, psychology, anthropology, sociolinguistics, and other fields. This course contains the following topics: Introduction to Intercultural Communication;  Mindful Intercultural Communication;  An Identity Negotiation Perspective; Value Orientation and Intercultural Encounters; Verbal Intercultural Communication; Nonverbal Intercultural Communication; Identity Contact and Intergroup Encounters; Intercultural Personal Relationship Development; Identity and Relational Based Themes; Constructive Intercultural Conflict Management; Identity Change and Intercultural Adaptation and Transcultural Communication Competence