Veranstaltungskalender Internationales
Intercultural Communications: USA
R 104
Germans, who plan to study and work in the USA, will benefit greatly from this seminar. The premise of this workshop is simple: understanding your culture and your own ‘mental software’ is a prerequisite to understanding other cultures – in this particular course, American ways and habits. By first clarifying the (un-conscious) behavioral patterns of the Germans and then comparing them with Americans, the participant attains an increased cultural awareness, leading to more effective intercultural communications.
Topics include:
• Examining the term ‘culture’
• Overcoming ethnocentrism
• Discovering German and American cultural values
• Contrasting German and American communication styles
• Negotiating and resolving German-American conflicts
• Becoming aware of the different stages of intercultural competence
The language of instruction is English.
2–6 LP
Dates:
Fri 03.11.17, 9:00–17:00
Fri 10.11.17, 9:00–17:00
Sat 11.11.17, 9:00–17:00
Patrick Schmidt
ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Karlsruhe
Tel: 0721/608 42043
E-Mail: veranstaltungen ∂ zak kit edu
https://www.zak.kit.edu/studium_generale_und_lehre
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