2023/2024
Modelling of Intercultural Dialogue
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
1, 2 module
Online hours:
20
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Мошняга Елена Викторовна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed to explore the following issues:
cultural diversity as a global factor of communication;
intercultural dialogue as a social and cultural phenomenon;
types and models of the intercultural dialogue;
capacity-building for engaging in the intercultural dialogue;
tolerance as the basic principle in the intercultural dialogue modelling;
the intercultural dialogue ethics;
education and training for the intercultural dialogue efficiency.
Learning Objectives
- The purpose of the discipline is the formation of students' competencies in building, modelling, monitoring and regulating intercultural dialogue with their ability and willingness to take corrective actions based on their knowledge and skills in the spheres of cultural differences, principles of cultural dialogue, factors and conditions of intercultural dialogue efficiency, intercultural ethics, sensitivity, trust, empathy, and tolerance.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students acquire a multiple approach to conceptualizing the "dialogue" phenomenon, get a profound understanding of the “dialogicality” phenomenon, obtain the skills of analyzing the intercultural dialogue particularities
- Students apply ethical thinking and ethical behaviour while modelling the intercultural dialogue
- Students distinguish tolerance and intolerance in communication, analyze the roots of toleration and non-toleration, and can apply tolerant thinking and behaviour in interaction
- Students develop competencies for the intercultural dialogue modelling appropriateness and efficiency
- Students interpret the concept of diversity, analyze its types and can apply diversity strategies in communication
- Students facilitate intercultural dialogue in different contexts and can assess its appropriateness and effectiveness
- Students model prerequisites and outcomes of the intercultural dialogue with due consideration of goals in different settings and for different target audiences
Course Contents
- Cultural diversity as a global factor of communication
- Intercultural dialogue as a social and cultural phenomenon
- Types and models of the intercultural dialogue
- Capacity-building for engaging in the intercultural dialogue
- Tolerance as the basic principle in the intercultural dialogue modelling
- The intercultural dialogue ethics
- Education and training for the intercultural dialogue efficiency
Assessment Elements
- Class participationParticipating in the discussion of problems on the topics of the course, answering topical questions, commenting, providing arguments, examples and illustrative cases, modelling, projecting and designing
- Practical and analytical assignmentsCompleting homework assignments within the topic segments of the course, reading, analyzing, modelling, projecting and designing
- Case studyAnalysing a specific case of intercultural interaction, identifying pros and cons for positive communication and ultimately for intercultural dialogue
- Case studyAnalysing a specific real-life case of inter-faith (inter-religious) conflict, exploring the causal relations, considering feasible opportunities to solve the conflict by means of an inter-faith dialogue
- Report presentationReport presentation on one of the topics of the course, raising and analyzing the problem, providing illustrative material, examples, cases and solutions
- Report presentationReport presentation on one of the topics of the course, raising and analyzing the problem, providing illustrative material, examples, cases and solutions
- Research projectDoing research on one of the issues of intercultural dialogue modelling and making up a project for the defence in class
- Online courseCompleting a set of tests and assignments based on the online course
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 2nd module0.1 * Case study + 0.1 * Case study + 0.1 * Class participation + 0.1 * Class participation + 0.1 * Online course + 0.1 * Practical and analytical assignments + 0.1 * Practical and analytical assignments + 0.1 * Report presentation + 0.1 * Report presentation + 0.1 * Research project
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Handbook of intercultural training, , 2004
- Intercultural and multicultural education : enhancing global interconnectedness, , 2011
- Intercultural communication : a contextual approach, Neuliep, J. W., 2015
- Intercultural communication : building a global community, Patel, F., 2011
- Intercultural communication : globalization and social justice, Sorrells, K., 2013
- Межкультурный диалог : лекции по проблемам межэтнического и межконфессионального взаимодействия, Савинова, О. Н., 2003
- Толерантность (введение в проблему) : учеб. - метод. пособие, Бондырева, С. К., 2011
- Толерантность как культурная, политическая, лингвистическая проблема : (анализ материалов СМИ и политического дискурса) : монография, , 2017
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- "Белая книга" по межкультурному диалогу : "Жить вместе в равном достоинстве", , 2009
- Intercultural communication in the global workplace, Beamer, L., 2008