Master 2024/2025

Research Seminar "Cultural Stereotypes in Professional Intercultural Communication"

Type: Elective course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)

Area of studies: Linguistics

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

Where: School of Foreign Languages

When: 1 year, 4 module

Mode of studies: distance learning

Online hours: 20

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Master’s programme: Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 24

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The Course aims to build awareness of the destructive potential of national cultural Stereotypes as a Psychological Phenomenon in the context of Intercultural Communication. Within the framework of interactive communicative strategies (workshops, provocations, case-study, provocative showcase, etc.) the Participants will learn to conceptualize and tackle the problem of Stereotypes exemplified in their specific professional (research) area. The Course finalizes with the showcase of collaborative research projects applied to the specific practical contexts of the chosen professional (research) areas.