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Professional Writing and Discussions: Communication across Cultures
Untertitel:ANG-L2/F4
Dozent:Andrew Jones, B.A., M.Phil.
Veranstaltungstyp:Seminar (Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen)
Beschreibung:This is an advanced graduate course designed for students who have completed their B.A. and are enrolled in the M.A. program. Professional Writing and Discussion classes are designed to allow students – under the guidance of their course instructors – to undertake a more active and independent development of their language skills by applying them to a specific topic area. Ultimately, the central aim of these courses, whatever topic area and skills focus you choose, is to facilitate your transition into a self-sufficient and proficient user of the English language. You will continue to train your productive and receptive language skills, you will further expand your lexico-grammatical knowledge in connection with the specialist language used in the course, and you will acquire supplementary cultural knowledge on English-speaking countries. You will be expected to attend class regularly and contribute actively and intelligently. Furthermore, you will need to complete oral and written tasks during the course of these classes and will need to submit a final written task by the end of the teaching semester.

In this particular course, we will examine authentic source materials which discuss the concept of culture, as well as conducting discourse analysis on authentic sample dialogues in which instances of both successful and unsuccessful cross-cultural communication take place in various professional spheres of activity, such as in the education, business, healthcare and technology sectors. We will draw on your experiences of time abroad to examine the notion of culture shock and reverse culture shock and transfer this onto professional settings. We will also research and discuss the impact of globalisation and new media on communication across cultures. The course will involve project work, using authentic case studies and culture analysis models as a basis for finding out more about communicative norms in various cultures, thereby providing you with valuable knowledge about customs in a number of English-speaking countries. An electronic reader will be made available before the start of class.

In this particular course, we will examine authentic source materials which discuss the concept of culture, as well as conducting discourse analysis on authentic sample dialogues in which instances of both successful and unsuccessful cross-cultural communication take place in various professional spheres of activity, such as in the education, business, healthcare and technology sectors. We will draw on your experiences of time abroad to examine the notion of culture shock and reverse culture shock and transfer this onto professional settings. We will also research and discuss the impact of globalisation and new media on communication across cultures. The course will involve project work, using authentic case studies and culture analysis models as a basis for finding out more about communicative norms in various cultures, thereby providing you with valuable knowledge about customs in a number of English-speaking countries. An electronic reader will be made available before the start of class.
Ort:41/E09: Di. 16:00 - 18:00 (14x), 41/E11: Di. 16:00 - 18:00 (14x)
Semester:SoSe 2016
Zeiten:Di. 16:00 - 18:00 (wöchentlich), Ort: 41/E09, Di. 16:00 - 18:00 (wöchentlich), Ort: 41/E11
Erster Termin:Dienstag, 05.04.2016 16:00 - 18:00, Ort: 41/E11, 41/E09
Veranstaltungsnummer:7.140202