Module manager: Oksana Hubina
Email: O.Hubina@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Jul to 31 Aug View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
GPA of 2.5 (US) or equivalent and enrolled at a university
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Intercultural skills and awareness are essential in our increasingly globalised lives. This module will introduce key issues and concepts in intercultural studies. You’ll examine these issues from cultural, historical, political, and theoretical perspectives. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop your intercultural skills. The module explores intercultural practices in digital environments. In particular, you’ll consider issues of power, creativity and manipulation. Some of the key questions the module addresses include: • How can ‘culture’ and the ‘intercultural’ be problematic concepts? • How has the field of intercultural communication developed historically? • What is ‘nation branding’ and what is soft power? You’ll also learn research techniques in intercultural studies. You’ll begin to reflect on intercultural encounters from your own experience. This module usually includes a walking tour of ‘Little Germany’ in Bradford. During the field trip you’ll examine the city’s multicultural past and present.
This module is a critical introduction to some key concepts of Intercultural Studies. It uses cultural, historical, political, and theoretical perspectives. Students will be able to put these key concepts into practice and analyse their own intercultural experiences.
By the end of this module, students will:
1. Have a critical understanding of 'culture' and the 'intercultural' and the development of Intercultural Studies
2. Be able to discuss coherently, knowledgeably, and critically a selection of key issues in Intercultural Studies and how they affect the contemporary world
3. Understand how conflict and miscommunication can arise and how they can be managed
4. Reflect critically on their own intercultural experiences
Indicative syllabus:
This module will provide an overview of the history and development of intercultural communication and it will problematise the definitions of ‘culture’ and ‘intercultural’. It will introduce key concepts from Intercultural Studies including Soft Power, Nation Branding, Identity, and Mobility. Students will also learn about some of the methodological approaches from the discipline.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Seminar | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Independent online learning hours | 15 | ||
| Private study hours | 43 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 42 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
15 hours pre-course preparatory work (materials available on Minerva): This will include reading assigned academic texts and preparing for in class discussions
43 hours private study: this will include reading academic texts to discuss in class, preparing for the in-class presentation, and writing a reflective log.
Answering formative in-class quizzes
Feedback on the draft presentation plan and presentation materials
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 20 minute group presentation in class | 40 |
| Reflective log | 750 Words | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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