Master
2024/2025
Understanding Russians: Contexts of Intercultural Communication
Type:
Elective course (Applied Social Psychology)
Area of studies:
Psychology
Delivered by:
School of Psychology
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
36
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Germogen Rodionov
Master’s programme:
Applied Social Psychology
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Discipline is implemented in the blended learning format: online «Understanding Russians: Context of Intercultural Communications», followed by offline final exam Course prerequisites and formed competencies: The course is an elective designed for first year master students. The study of this discipline is based on the following disciplines: theory and methodology of modern psychology and cross-cultural psychology. The working language of the course is exclusively English, which includes teaching, presentations, and all communications. In order for the student to be able to benefit from the course, an excellent ability to write, comprehend, and speak in English is required.
Learning Objectives
- The purpose of the course is to provide the students with a broad overview of the basic principles governing the past, the present and the future interactions between Russia and the West, with a focus on the culture and national psychology of Russians and Western Europeans.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1) Build skills in the analysis of the intercultural communication process using Russian-Western communication as an example.
- 2) Apply the knowledge of interrelations between different contexts of communication (cultural, institutional, professional, social, interpersonal, etc.) to the cultural history and national psychology of Russians.
Course Contents
- Topic 1. Introduction to the Course
- Topic 2. Intercultural Communication as an Academic Discipline
- Topic 3. Culture in Intercultural Communication
- Topic 4. Theory of Communication
- Topic 5. Culture’s Impact on Communication: Politeness
- Topic 6. Communication in Organizational Contexts
- Topic 7. Social Stratification and Occupational Cultures in Russia
- Topic 8. Interpersonal Communication
- Topic 9. Culture as a Narrative
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Patel, F., Sooknanan, P., & Li, M. (2011). Intercultural Communication : Building a Global Community. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=385324
- Shiraev, E., & Levy, D. A. (2016). Cross-Cultural Psychology : Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, Fifth Edition (Vol. Fifth edition). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1028566
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Lane, S. D. (2016). Interpersonal Communication : Competence and Contexts (Vol. Second edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1259028
- Piller, I. (2011). Intercultural Communication : A Critical Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=370802
- Scollon, R., Jones, R. H., & Scollon, S. W. (2011). Intercultural Communication : A Discourse Approach (Vol. 3rd ed). Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=471145