CVANPACV Culture Values in Business Communication

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (lecturer)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
The course is recommended for students with intermediate or upper-intermediate level of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the subject is to develop students´ knowledge in the area of intercultural competence so that they are able to participate efficiently in international business communication. The emphasis is put on culture values including religions which can have important impact on intercultural interactions. Attention is also devoted to stereotype and prejudice, and various religions and their principles. The course also involves the output of the project PEACE-Power Exchange through Acting InterCultural Experience submitted within Socrates-Grundtvig programme.
Syllabus
  • 1. Intercultural Communication and intercultural training by means of the Galli Method
    2. Culture and culture values in intercultural interaction
    3. Stereotypes and their overcoming
    4. Prejudice and discrimination
    5. Significance of religions
    6. Ancient religions
    7. Judaism - the patriarchs and the exodus
    8. Judaism. History of Judaism in Czechoslovakia.
    9. F. Kafka.
    10. Key concepts of Islam
    11. The five pillars of Islam. Islam in Turkey - a secular state?
    12. Comparisons
    13. Revision
    1. Intercultural Communication and intercultural training by means of the Galli Method.
    Globalization.
    Culture. Collective mental programming.
    The importance of intercultural training - the Galli Method.
    2. Culture and culture values in intercultural interaction.
    The importance of culture values.
    Different culture values and their impact on international communication.
    3. Stereotypes and their overcoming.
    Barriers to Intercultural communication.
    National stereotypes.
    Self-stereotypes.
    4. Prejudice and discrimination.
    Hofstede´s pyramid.
    Sources of prejudice and discrimination and their overcoming.
    5. Significance of religions.
    Definition and base of religion.
    Basic concepts and terminology.
    6. Ancient religions.
    Ancient Egyptian religion, Rituals.
    Stonehenge and other stone constructions. Rituals.
    7. Judaism - the patriarchs and the exodus.
    Characteristics of Judaism.
    The most important events in the life cycle.
    8. Judaism. History of Judaism in Czechoslovakia.
    The most important Jewish holidays.
    Significant concepts and terminology.
    9. F. Kafka.
    Characteristics of his works.
    His background.
    10. Key concepts of Islam.
    Mohammed and his exodus.
    The Koran
    11. The five pillars of Islam. Islam in Turkey - a secular state?
    Belief, praying, tithe, fasting and pilgrimage.
    Current reality in Turkey.
    12. Comparisons.
    Comparing culture values.
    Comparing religions and their importance.
    13. Revision.
Literature
    required literature
  • HEINZOVÁ, K., HORKÝ, E. Culture and Culture Values. Karviná, OPF, SU, 2009. info
    recommended literature
  • BORSHEY, J., SWAN, R. Crossing Cultures. 2007. ISBN 9788853609755. info
  • BARKER, Ch. Slovník kulturálních studií. Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-099-2. info
  • LANCASTER, B. Judaismus. Ikar, 2000. ISBN 80-7202-704-2. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.opf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=250
Presentation, active participation in seminars, credit test, 70% participation in seminars.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž47
Přednáška13
Seminář26
Zápočet30
Summary116
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2020, Summer 2021, Winter 2021, Summer 2022, Winter 2022, Summer 2023, Winter 2023, summer 2024.
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