Cross-cultural communication (P02420)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-CCC

This course examines the linguistic and paralinguistic factors affecting communication from one culture to another by analysing cross-cultural communication from the perspective of interactional sociolinguistics. Through readings, lectures and discussions, students will examine the communicative practices of different cultural groups and will analyse examples of cross-cultural (mis-) communication in a variety of contexts, ranging from casual interpersonal conversation to interactions in specific institutional settings. Although cross-cultural communication will be mainly studied from the perspective of interactional sociolinguistics, two class sessions will be devoted to cross-cultural pragmatics and contrastive (written) rhetoric.

Venue: 1.02, 14 Buccleuch Place

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Introduction to Discourse Analysis or equivalents.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	15:00	17:00			1.02, 14 Buccleuch Place

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	17:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	16:10	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand and discuss important concepts in cross-cultural communication.
- Explore cultural differences within the framework of interactional sociolinguistics, describe their linguistic and paralinguistic expression and the impact these differences can have on effective communication.
- Analyse spoken and written data in respect to cross-cultural differences and similarities.
- Acquire, refine and practice communication skills necessary in a cross-cultural environment.