| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)KS Kommunikative Fertigkeiten Englisch (B2)
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business and Economics 2015W |
| Objectives |
This course is designed to promote
- understanding and cultural appreciation
- cultural and language awareness
- language competence and production through skills work
- language, cultural, and personal flexibility
- insight into systems, conventions, and lifestyles
- understanding of issues, values, and attitudes in the students’ own culture and in other cultures
- coping with diversity privately and professionally
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| Subject |
- Culture concepts
- Cultural anthropology and theories
- Cultural identity and awareness, ethnocentricity
- Critical evaluation of resources
- Gestures and meaning
- Proverbs and culture
- Values and attitudes across cultures
- Culture Box
- Political systems
- Education and its influence on mentality
- Coping with culture shock, customs, stereotypes, and attitudes
- Austria’s image abroad
- Language and humor, dialects and identity
- Approaches to problem-solving and decision-making
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| Criteria for evaluation |
- 100% attendance
- Active participation
- Class meeting preparation of readings, cases, research results, write-ups
- Individual Cultural Awareness Portfolio
- Individual Cultural Awareness Paper (1000 words)
- Cultural Awareness Poster and Presentation
The final grade in this course consists of 50% oral production (in-class and poster presentation) and 50% written production (paper, poster, portfolio contents). Both written and oral work must be positive to complete the course.
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| Methods |
- Individual and group activities
- Discussion
- Presentation
- Text production
- Self-study
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Web based resources
Practice materials provided by instructor; self study materials for Course
Portfolio
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
(*)Diese LV wird auch im Rahmen des MUSSS-Modul Englisch 2 angeboten. Dabei erfolgt mit der Lehrveranstaltungsanmeldung zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung gleichzeitig die verpflichtende Anmeldung zur Folgelehrveranstaltung [ 1FENW2 ] KS Wirtschaftssprache II Englisch (C1). Eine getrennte Anmeldung im Rahmen von MUSSS ist nicht möglich.
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| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
1FENIF: KS Intercultural Skills English (C1) (2009W-2015S)
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