| 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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