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English Communication & Intercultural Competencies (M&R-B-3-B_18-EIC-PS)
Department
- Bachelor's program Management & Law
Course unit code
- M&R-B-3-B_18-EIC-PS
Level of course unit
- Bachelor
Year of study
- Fall 2024
Semester when the course unit is delivered
- 3
Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4.0
Name of lecturer(s)
- Galvin Brian
- FH-Prof. Dr. Kittler Markus
- Mag. Dr. Schrott Sabine
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- English Communication
Participants will be able to negotiate in business scenarios, perform in job interviews negotiate in business scenarios, perform in job interviews and confidently and effectively write a personal profile, a CV and a letter of application for a job, while consolidating and improving their language skills to C1 level.
Intercultural Competencies
Cultural understanding builds on a solid foundation in which students are familiar with definitions of culture, different approaches to national cultural characteristics and differences (emic/etic) and prominent concepts (e.g. Hall, Hofstede, GLOBE and Schein). and Schein). The students are thus made aware of peculiarities, "stumbling blocks", "do's and don'ts", conventions and customs of other cultures.
They can take these into account when communicating with foreign business partners to avoid irritations and establish successful business relationships. successful business relationships.
Mode of delivery
- face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
- none
Course contents
- English Communication I:
Through regular teacher/student and peer-to-peer discussions on current economic topics, business-specific vocabulary is developed and applied. In addition, job interviews and the compilation of relevant documents for applications are practiced. Language skills at C1 level can be consolidated and improved in order to prepare for the language requirements of professional life.
Intercultural Competencies:
- Effects of globalization on economic life
- Concepts and definitions of culture
- Cultural differences and peculiarities
- Intra- and intercultural communication
- Cultural characteristics of spoken language
- Non-verbal communication in an intercultural context - touch, distance, eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, understanding of time
Recommended or required reading
- Books:
Comfort, J. (1996), Effective Presentations. Oxford University Press.
Hofstede, G. (2011). Dimensionalizing cultures: The Hofstede model in context. Online
readings in psychology and culture, 2(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-
0919.1014
Murphy, R. (2019). English Grammar in Use (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Schein, E. H. (2017). Organizational culture and leadership (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Waite, M. (2013). Oxford Paperback Thesaurus (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Journals
Business Spotlight
Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
Newsweek
The Economist
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Language of instruction
- English
Work placement(s)
- none