SET2 Communication and Intercultural competence
Course participants develop their individual conflict management competency in international contexts through a mixture of theoretical input and practical learning experiences. Class participants will be interculturally mixed.
In total there will be 8 classroom meetings. Besides classroom meetings this course requires several extra meetings among the international student teams as well as self-learning video lessons and homework. The final exam will be team presentations.
SET Communication and intercultural competence/Conflict management in international teams"Teachers: Prof. Dr. Gabi Thelen Teaching language: Students of SET 2 Teaching hours:
8 classroom sessions on mondays), 8:00-9:30 individual review of 2 video lessons
weekly meetings in interculturally mixed student teams (discussions of assignments)
individual reflection diary about intercultural experiences during the student team meetings
final team presentation
Teaching content: Theories and models of intercultural communication and psychology of communication, experience of and reflection on real-life conflict situations in international contexts.
Teaching method: Theoretical input, group work in international teams, intercultural exercises and case studies, supervised self-reflection and individual intercultural coaching by the teachers
Teaching goals: Develop awareness about misperceptions and reasons for conflicts in intercultural communication, gain basic knowledge about models of intercultural communication and conflict management, train practical communication skills in conflict situations through first-hand experiences in international team work.
- Dozent/in: Caroline Hromas
- Dozent/in: Helena Obendiek
- Dozent/in: Gabriele Gertrud Thelen