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Syllabus 2013-14 - 70423009 - The Role of English language Skills in Professional Mobility (El inglés como vehículo para la movilidad profesional)
- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
| DEGREE: | Máster en inglés como vehículo de comunicación intercultural |
| FACULTY: | Centro de Estudios de Postgrado |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2013-14 |
| COURSE: | The Role of English language Skills in Professional Mobility |
| NAME: The Role of English language Skills in Professional Mobility | |||||
| CODE: 70423009 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-14 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 4.0 | YEAR: 1 | SEMESTER: PC | |||
1. Introduction
2. My Biography
2.1. Primary socialization: My Objective and Metaphorical Profile
2.2. Secondary socialization: The Bricks
2.3. Tertiary socialization: The Roof
2.4. Stereotypes and prejudice: Europeans, Entropa, The Simpsons
3. Communicative Interaction
3.1. Exploring the components of competent communicative interaction: motivation, knowledge, and skills
Activity 1: Communication on Earth
3.2. Towards mindful intercultural verbal communication: reflecting upon the importance of language and strategic competence. English as a lingua franca.
Activity 2: Myself as a language user
3.3. The relationship between language, culture, and thought
3.3.1. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Linguistic Determinism and Relativity.
Activity 3: Can you translate it?
Activity 4: Proverb Transparency
Activity 5: Language, culture, and thought
3.4. Towards mindful intercultural non-verbal communication
3.4.1. Universal vs. culture-bound non-verbal behaviours
Activity 7: Non-verbal communication in the work context
Activity 8: Real English sounds
3.4.1.1. Regulators: Vocal segregates
3.5. Communicative interaction in the international work context
3.5.1. Exploring different means of intercultural communication: the case of e-mail writing. Activity 10: HTH 4. Intercultural Responsibility: Questionnable Behaviors 4.1. Diversity Management: Diversity Quiz, Cultural Layers, Looking Forward to Meeting You Again 4.2. Emotional Management: Culture Shock, Turn It Around, Where Do I Belong?
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ACTIVITIES |
IN-SITE TUITION |
INDEPENDENT WORK |
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS |
ECTS CREDITS |
COMPETENCIES (Codes) |
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Theoretical introductions (general and for each topic) |
2 |
13 |
15 |
0.6 |
TR10 / TR12 |
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Practical activities/ seminars /debates / role-plays / simulations |
10 |
20 |
30 |
1.2 |
TR10 / TR12 / TR16 / TR3 / TR9 |
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Oral presentations |
6 |
19 |
25 |
1 |
TR9 / TR3 / TR16 |
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Online activities |
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30 |
30 |
1.2 |
TR10 / TR12 / TR3 |
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TOTAL: |
18 |
82 |
100 |
4 |
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Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
An ongoing assessement system will be followed, with the following specific criteria:
Attendance and participation: 50%
Online activities (Entropa and 3 classroom diaries): 20%
Oral presentation on The Simpsons: 15%
Oral presentation and report on "Communication on Earth": 15%