Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Constructions and negotiations of cultural identities in intercultural communication, including stereotypes of “native” and “other” cultures,
- Intercultural theories, for example third places, liminality, discourse approaches and transcultural flows, and how these relate to globalisation and lingua franca communication,
- Key concepts in culture and language teaching, including intercultural communicative competence, cultural awareness and intercultural awareness and intercultural citizenship education.
- Nonverbal aspects of intercultural communication,
- Key concepts in the relationships between communication, culture and language, for example linguistic relativity, culture as a social semiotic system, culture as discourse, and critical theories of culture and language
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Problematise definitions of culture and language in intercultural communication, especially in global lingua franca communication contexts,
- Define intercultural competency in terms of empathy, cultural adaptability, cultural relativisation, negotiation and mediation,
- Illustrate, contrast and explain differences in both verbal and nonverbal communication in and across different cultures, as emergent resources in intercultural communication,
- Describe and evaluate the relevance of different pedagogic approaches to intercultural communication and language teaching/training in a variety of contexts.
- Reflect on, describe and clarify the configuration of cultural identities in intercultural communication, including your own,
- Make connections between theories of intercultural communication and your own intercultural experiences,
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop your own teaching approaches and materials based on an understanding of language and culture in intercultural communication.
- The ability to write academic assignments in an appropriate style and format.
- Work and communicate with deeper understanding with people from different cultural backgrounds in real life situations,
- Apply theories of intercultural communication to your own research and professional experience,
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
Lecture | 24 |
Wider reading or practice | 46 |
Completion of assessment task | 32 |
Follow-up work | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
On-line journals, for example the ‘Journal of Intercultural Communication’.
Textbooks
Piller, I. (2017). Intercultural communication: a critical introduction. Edinburgh University Press.
Risager, K (2007). Language and culture pedagogy. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Pennycook, A. (2007). Global Englishes and transcultural flows. London: Routledge.
Baker, Will (2015). Culture and identity through English as a lingua franca: rethinking concepts and goals in intercultural communication. De Gruyter Mouton.
Byram, M. et al (2001). Developing intercultural competence in practice. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Byram, M. (2008). From foreign language education to education for intercultural citizenship: essays and reflections. Multilingual Matters.
Will Baker and Tomokazu Ishikawa (2021). Transcultural Communication through Global Englishes. Abingdon: Routledge.
Kramsch, C. (1998). Language and culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Holliday, A., Hyde, M. & Kullman, J (2017). Intercultural communication: An advanced resource book. London and New York: Routledge.
Scollon, R., and Scollon, S.W., Jones, R. (2012). Intercultural communication. Oxford: Blackwell.
Kramsch, C. (1993). Context and culture in language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hua, Z. (2019). Exploring intercultural communication: language in action.. Routledge.
Byram, M (1997). Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Hall, S. & Du Gay, P (1996). Questions of cultural identity. London: Sage Publications.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External