Présentation
At the end of this module, the student should be able to :
- Discuss the nature and role of culture
- Identify and explain the principal elements of culture
- Describe the influence of culture on general behaviour
- Identify the importance of cultural differences on general behaviour
- Begin to develop intercultural sensitivity
Semester 2:
Research into culture, Part II:
A study of cultural “dimensionsâ€
The research work of Geert Hofstede & Fons Trompenaars.
Edward T. Hall’s model of: space, time and context.
Communication styles.
Recognising different communication styles in the context of cultural orientations and dimensions.
Putting it all into context:
The impact of culture in an intercultural context: the realities, challenges and benefits of interacting across cultures
Modalités
Ressources
Hofstede, Geert., <i>Cultures and Organizations. Software of the Mind</i>|| Trompenaars, Fons., <i>Riding the Waves of Culture</i>|| Hall, Edward T., <i>Understanding Cultural Differences</i>|| Marx, Elisabeth<i>, Breaking Through Culture Shock</i>|| Storti, Craig, <i>The Art of Crossing Cultures</i>|| Jean-Benoit Nadeau & Julie Barlow<i> Sixty, Million Frenchmen Can’t be Wrong</i>||