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Guidelines for writing the assignments
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Theme 1: WHAT IS INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION?
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1.1 Historic Overview of Intercultural Communication
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1.2 The Interdisciplinary Field of Intercultural Communication
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1.3 The Academic Field of Intercultural Communication
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1.4 Studying Culture and Communication
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1.4.1 Various Definitions of Culture (video)
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1.4.2 "Culture" in the Field of Intercultural Communication (pdf links)
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Theme 1 Assignments
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Theme 2: IDENTITY, STEREOTYPES AND COMMUNICATION
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2.1 Identity
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2.1.1 Plurality of Identity
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2.1.2 Properties of Cultural Identity
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2.1.3 Social and Cultural Identities
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2.1.4 Language and Culture
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2.2 Stereotypes (pdf link)
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2.3 Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
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2.3.1 Verbal Communication
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- Low and high context communication processing
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- Communication styles
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- Cultural speaking rules
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- Politeness
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- Perception, interpretation and evaluation
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2.3.2 Nonverbal Communication
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- Time
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- Proxemics, kinesics, and artifacts
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Theme 2 Assignments
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Theme 3: CULTURAL VALUES AND COMMUNICATION
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3.1 Why Studies of Values?
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3.2 Cross-cultural Studies
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3.2.1 Parsons & Shils + Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck
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- Relationship to nature (video)
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- Time orientation (video)
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- Personal space (video)
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- Different patterns of communication (video)
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- Attitudes to arguments (video)
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3.2.2 Hofstede + Trompenaars + Schwartz
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- Individualism and collectivism
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- Hierarchy and power distance
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3.3 Intercultural Studies
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3.4 Cross-cultural or Intercultural Studies?
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Theme 3 Assignments
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Theme 4: INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS AND ADAPTATION
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4.1 Encounters and Emotions (video)
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4.2 Culture shock
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4.3 Intercultural Adaptation
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4.3.1 U-curve
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4.3.2 Adaptation Curves and Examples (video)
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4.3.3 The Stress-Adaptation-Growth Process
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4.4 Expatriate assignment cycle (pdf link)
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Theme 4 Assignments
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Theme 5: INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE
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5.1 What is Intercultural Competence?
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5.2 What is an Interculturally Competent Person Like?
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5.3 Can Intercultural Competence be Learned? Or Taught? Or Measured?
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5.4 Milton Bennett's Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity
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5.4.1 Bennett: The Three Principles of Intercultural Sensitivity (video)
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5.4.2 Bennett: Introduction to Intercultural Sensitivity (video)
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5.4.3 DMIS: Denial (video)
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5.4.4 DMIS: Defense (video)
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5.4.5 DMIS: Minimization (video)
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5.4.6 DMIS: Acceptance, Adaptation and Integration (video)
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5.4.7 Bennett: Measurement of Intercultural Sensitivity (video)
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5.5 Intercultural competence in mediation (pdf link)
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Theme 5 and Final Assignments
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REFERENCES
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Authors: Prof. Liisa Salo-Lee
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Authors: Sini Konivuori
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Authors: Irmeli Luoma
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Authors: Janne Laukkala
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