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Transcultural Communication
Postgraduate | CUR-TESOL504C | 2020
Course information for 2020 intake
Analyse how culture and context come together to produce different types of language and styles. Learn to see similarities and differences and appreciate the impact of styles of language on communication, identity, power and social status.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Transcultural Communication
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- interpret and apply knowledge of differing varieties and styles of language within and across selected cultures and contexts
- evaluate pragmatic differences and similarities across a range of cultures and contexts
- analyse the impact of the various varieties and styles of language on communication, identity, power, and social status.
- Culture and communication- dimensions of culture, pragmatic transfer/dissonance, accommodation theory
- Variety in language - World Englishes
- Language style, register and code within cultures
- Language, identity and power
- Directness and indirectness in language
- Issues of face - complimenting, apologising
- Keeping the harmony
- Communicating across hierarchies and relationships
- Opening and closing
- Awkward moments and fuzzy concepts - amae, jen, aizuichi and many more
- Writing styles across national borders: same or different?
- Review and exam
This subject critically examines the way in which culture, context and language come together to produce different varieties of language and diverse pragmatic styles. It aims to develop transcultural competence for those working in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts.
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- Exercise (30%)
- Investigation (45%)
- Non-Invigilated Exam (25%)
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Entry requirements
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Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
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Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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