I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
Cross-cultural Communication - GTK - German
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60Z83N
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
2
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
mid-term mark
Number of credits
3
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Einhorn Ágnes
Position
associate professor
Contact details
einhorn.agnes@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Centre of Modern Languages
Subject website
Language of the subject
német – DE
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Business administration and management Bachelor’s Programme from 2021/22/Term 1

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 5

Programme: Engineering Management Bachelor’s Programme 2010

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 4

Programme: International Management Bachelor’s Programme from 2018/19/Term 1

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 5

Programme: International Management Bachelor’s Programme from 2020/21/Term 1

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 5

Programme: Finance and Accounting Bachelor’s Programme from 2019/20/Term 1

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 5

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
B2 szintnek nagyjából megfelelő nyelvtudás – approximately B2 level language competence
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 581046/15/2021. Valid from: 24.11.2021.

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to improve the intercultural competence of students by raising their interest to-wards other cultures and culture-related issues, as well as by enhancing their communications skills in a foreign language to help them navigate in intercultural situations (work and studies at home and abroad) in a globalized world. The main focus is on developing speaking skills, but all four skills are developed through topics related to cultural differences and the respective course material.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. • are aware of the background of cultural differences
  2. • know the underlying values behind cultural differences
  3. • get familiar with the main principles of theories related to intercultural communication
  4. • are aware of the culture-related characteristics of English-speaking countries, as well as certain elements of high and popular culture
Skills
  1. • are able to set their own viewpoints aside and see certain situations, reactions from an alternative per-spective and act accordingly
  2. • are capable of solving situations that may emerge in multicultural or international business and scien-tific settings involving debates, conflict management, co-ordinated planning and task implementation
  3. • are able to manage and solve potential conflicts arising from intercultural misunderstandings
  4. • can easily compare the main characteristics of their own culture and that of English-speaking countries
  5. • are able to understand and create written, oral and visual material on various intercultural topics
Attitude
  1. • Strive to understand the characteristics of other cultures and are willing to communicate of their own culture to foreigners.
Independence and responsibility
  1. • Are constantly developing their intercultural skills, language knowledge and vocabulary autonomously

Teaching methodology

Lessons involve group collaboration, individual presentations, pair work and group discussion. Part of the material needs to be managed in a self-access manner.

Materials supporting learning

  • A kurzus anyaga elektronikus formában is hozzáférhető a GTK Moodle platformján, a segédanyagok egy része audi-ovizuális jellegű. - The teaching material is available online on the Moodle platform of the Faculty of Economic Sci-ences, some materials are in audio-visual mode.

General Rules

Teljesítési követelmény: órákon való aktív részvétel (megengedett hiányzás 30%), valamint a félév során kiadott fel-adatok és/vagy dolgozatok teljesítése.

Performance assessment methods

Órai kommunikációs feladatok, kisebb prezentációk, beadandó feladatok.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • évközi feladatok: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

  • -: -

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100-100
Very good 89-94
Good 76-88
Satisfactory 63-75
Pass 50-62
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

TVSZ szerint

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
részvétel a kontakt tanórákon 28
félévközi készülés a gyakorlatokra 25
felkészülés a teljesítményértékelésekre 25
házi feladat elkészítése 12

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 08.11.2021.

Topics covered during the term

• A célnyelvi kultúra sajátosságai • kulturális eltérések a különböző országok között • sztereotípiák és előítéletek • A kultúra fogalma és elemei • Hofstede kulturális dimenziói • Kultúrák találkozása • verbális és nonverbális kommunikáció • Hétköznapi kommunikációs helyzetek kulturális vonatkozásai • A munkahelyi kommunikáció kulturális vonatkozásai (megbeszélések, munkaszervezés és tervezés, tárgya-lás, meggyőzés stb.)

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
-

Approval and validity of subject requirements