Intercultural Communication: Theories and Methods
Course code
KOI7056.FK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Kultuuridevaheline kommunikatsioon: teooriad ja meetodid
Course title in English
Intercultural Communication: Theories and Methods
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The aim of the course is the survey key topics, themes, theories, and methods in the study of intercultural communication.
Brief description of the course
The course surveys key topics, themes, theories, and methods in the study of intercultural communication. The first half of the course will briefly introduce key topics and themes, including but not limited to, intercultural competence, interculturality, stereotyping, lingua franca communication, and nationalism.
The second half of the course will use these topics and themes to explore how qualitative discourse analysis can be used to study intercultural communication. Theoretical and methodological issues discussed in the second half of the course include, but are not limited to, how to identify a topic and formulate a relevant research question, how to do discourse analysis, and how to design a study.
The second half of the course will use these topics and themes to explore how qualitative discourse analysis can be used to study intercultural communication. Theoretical and methodological issues discussed in the second half of the course include, but are not limited to, how to identify a topic and formulate a relevant research question, how to do discourse analysis, and how to design a study.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to identify and discuss key topics and themes in intercultural communication research;
- can situate key topics and themes in intercultural communication research within a specific region or country;
- can identify a topic or theme to research;
- is able to formulate research questions that are relevant to intercultural communication research;
- can explain what discourse analysis is;
- is able to design an intercultural communication study.
- is able to identify and discuss key topics and themes in intercultural communication research;
- can situate key topics and themes in intercultural communication research within a specific region or country;
- can identify a topic or theme to research;
- is able to formulate research questions that are relevant to intercultural communication research;
- can explain what discourse analysis is;
- is able to design an intercultural communication study.
Teacher
Christopher Joseph Jenks