Department of Applied IT, Master in Communication

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TIA084: Intercultural Communication

7.5 higher education credits

All basic information about lectures, seminars, assignment, and course literature can be found in this compilation.
Additional information about assignments, or late changes to the schedule, is presented at individual lectures or seminars.
For general correspondence about the course, please contact the course leader Arvid Karsvall (arvid.karsvall@ait.gu.se).
For specific questions about individual lectures, seminars or assignments, please contact the assigned lecturer or seminar leader.

Updated: 2013-11-22
This schedule has been revised from the previous preliminary schedule. Parts of lectures and recommended articles have be changed. Note, for
example, that the written examination will take place 16/1. Other changes will be exampled at the introduction.

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Schedule
Week

Day & time

Room

Lecture

Lecturer Literature

Tuesday 12/11
13-15

Torg
Orange

Introduction what is intercultural

communication?

AK

Lustig & Koester (2009), chapters 1-3; Allwood

(1985).

Thursday 14/11
10-12,

On cultural patterns and taxonomies.

SEMINAR: start Assignment 1

Introduction to review writing

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Lustig & Koester (2009), chapters 4-5.

Extra reading: Hofstede and Bond (1988)

13-16

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AK

Patterns of communication in Sweden &

Scandinavia.

KS

Allwood (1982); Barinaga (1999).

Extra reading: Smith et al. (2003); Daun (2004); Daun
& Jansson (1999).

Verbal ICC across cultural patterns and

expressions

AK

SEMINAR: start Assignment 2 Cultural

patterns

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Lustig & Koester, Chapter 7.

Extra reading: Neuliep (2003); Watanabe (2005).

AK, SL

GT

Lustig & Koester, Chapter 8.

Extra reading: Tanaka et al. (2004); Matsumoto et al
(2005).

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AF

Read before the seminar: Macfarquhar (1998);

Spencer (2011); Treinen (2003).

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Thursday 21/11
13-15
Friday 22/11
10-12,

Torg
Orange

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13-15

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Piazza,
Steve
Jobs

Tuesday 26/11
13-15

Torg
Orange,

Handouts.

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Intercultural bodily (non-verbal)

communication

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Thursday 28/11
13-15

NEW: Workshop in intercultural, nonverbal communication by UWP

UWP

Lustig & Koester, Chapter 6, 9.

Extra reading; Ochs (2005).
www.upwithpeople.org

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Thursday 5/12
13-15, 15-17

Friday 6/12
10-12, 13-15

Torg
Orange

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+ Quark

SEMINAR: Power and intercultural

communication + Intercultural ethics

JA

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Allwood (1980); Allwood & Abelar (1984); Allwood

(1995).

SEMINAR: Group presentation of cultural

patterns (Assignment 2)

AK,SL

Detailed schedule:
10-12: groups 1-4 (Torg Orange), 9-13 (Quark)
13-15: groups 5-8 (Torg Orange), 14-17 (Quark)

Intercultural care practice

EA

Lustig & Koester (2010), chapter 10-11.

SEMINAR: Review writing, peer response

& text building continued (Assignment 1)

AF

Your submissions, handouts.

Course summary & preparation for

written examination

AK

Lustig & Koester (2010), Chapter 12.

Extra reading: Gibson, 2010.

Extra reading: Jensen (2006); Hinnenkamp (1998);

Stephan, Stephan & Gudykunst (1999); Ting-Toomey
(1998). Lustig & Koester (2010), p. 324-329;

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Tuesday 10/12
13-15
Thursday 12/12
9-12, 13-16

Torg
Orange,

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+ Quark

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Tuesday 17/12
13-15

Torg
Orange

D-line Review, Assignment 1 (GUL 18.00)

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Written exam: 16/1, 2014 (PM).

Re-exam: 28/2, 2014 (AM).

Optional tutorial
An opportunity for you to discuss the first version of your seminar text (Assignment 1) in a 30-min. tutorial. Two groups will attend the same tutorial and
both texts will be discussed. A few days before the tutorial you will send your text to the tutor and your peer group. The following dates are currently
available (the bookings are further explained at the first seminar):

Tuesday 26/11: 1012 (4 groups/30 min)

Thursday 28/11: 9-12 (6 groups/30 min)
Tuesday 3/12: 1316 (6 groups/30 min)
Wednesday 4/12: 1416 (4 groups/30 min)

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The tutoring is supervised by Joakim Jahlmar.

Lecturers
Eleonor Antelius (EA), Ph.D. in communication, Division of Health and Society, Linkping University.
Jens Allwood (JA), professor, Center SSKKII and Department of Applied IT, ChalmersUniversity of Gothenburg.
Anna-Lena Fredriksson (AF), Lecturer, Department of Applied IT, ChalmersUniversity of Gothenburg.
Arvid Karsvall (AK), postdoc in Communication, Department of Applied IT, ChalmersUniversity of Gothenburg.
Guluzar Tuna (GT), Ph.D. student, Department of Applied IT, ChalmersUniversity of Gothenburg.
Stefano Lanzini (SL), MSc. in Communication, Department of Applied IT, ChalmersUniversity of Gothenburg.
Pavel Rodin (PR), MSc. in Communication, Department of Applied IT, ChalmersUniversity of Gothenburg.
Kajsa Svensson (KS), MSc. in Communication, Consultant in intercultural communication.

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Course requirements
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We seek to create the best possible learning experience. Your attendance is important for your, your fellow students and teachers.
Seminars are all mandatory. Be sure to sign the attendance sheet. We provide compensation assignments in case of absence/late submission.
The written examination will be based on the course literature and literature from lectures or seminars.
Examination. This course examination consists of two assignments (Assignment 1 & Assignment 2; 1.5 hec), and a Written examination (6 hec),
which takes place at examination hall. All information about the written examination and re-exams will be available at: http://www.ait.gu.se/english/
student/study_information (see Register for an exam). It is highly recommended to attend the course summary.
5. Academic honesty. If one is found cheating on or plagiarizing (all papers are checked via URKUND, the leading system for plagiarism control
6. http://www.urkund.com/int/en/) the value assigned to that project will be null and void. Cite your sources. Use APA, MLA, or Harvard Style:
I. APA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa
II. MLA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla
III. Harvard: http://libguides.library.uwa.edu.au/harvard
7. Grading criteria. You can get Pass or Fail (P or F) for Assignment 1 and Assignment 2, and Pass with Distinction, Pass or Fail (PD, P or F) for the
written examination. To get P, you need to get P for all examination modules; to get PD, you are to get PD for the written exam and P for all
assignments.

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Literature
Course books: (earlier or later editions can be used)
Lustig, M. & Koester, J. (2010). Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication across Cultures. Pearson International Edition.

Books to review (for Assignment 1, you should choose one):

Doikas, S. (2013). No Sex Please, Were Brutish. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Brown. A. (2008). Fishing in Utopia. Grant Books.

Articles and book chapters (OBS! some of the articles can be found in GUL, other articles at the Library or online):
Allwood, J. (1980). On Power in Communication. In Allwood & Ljung (Ed.) /ALVAR/ - a festschrift to Alvar Ellegrd, SPELL I, University of Stockholm,
Dept of English, pp. 1-20. http://www.ling.gu.se/~jens/publications/index.html
Allwood, J. (1982). Are There Swedish Patterns of Communication? In H. Tamura (ed.) Cultural Acceptance of CSCW in Japan & Nordic Countries, Kyoto
Institute of Technology, p. 90-120. (English translation of No. 29 (PAL 9) 1982). http://www.ling.gu.se/~jens/publications/index.html
Allwood, J. & Abelar, Y. (1984). Lack of Understanding, Misunderstanding and Language Acquisition. In Extra & Mittner (ed.). Proceedings of the AILAConference in Brussels. http://www.ling.gu.se/~jens/publications/index.html
Allwood, J. (1985). "Intercultural Communication " in Allwood, J. (ed.) Tvrkulturell kommunikation, Papers in Anthropological Linguistics 12, University
of Gteborg, Dept of Linguistics. http://www.ling.gu.se/~jens/publications/index.html
Allwood, J. (1995). Communication ethics. In Allwood J. Activity Based Pragmatics. www.ling.gu.se/~/randi/Ethics.doc
Barinaga, E. (1999). Swedishness through lagom. Can words tell us anything about a culture? Centre for Advanced Studies in Leadership. http://
www.academia.edu/1272414/Swedishness_through_Lagom._Can_Words_Tell_us_Anything_about_a_Culture
Daun, . (2004). Swedishness as an obstacle in cross-cultural interaction. In Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings. By
Kiesling, Scott F.; Paulston, Christina Bratt.
Daun . & Jansson, P. (1999, 2012) Europeans about the Swedes http://reader.eblib.com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/%28S
%28k5hfp3qiknhqfep0hlgzuxj4%29%29/Reader.aspx?p=896676&o=117&u=OmowGdsU%2fuwe4xE8ykfEFA%3d
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Gibson, R. (2010). Intercultural Business Communication. Oxford University Press.
Hinnenkamp, V. (1998). The notion of misunderstanding in Intercultural Communication. In The Diversity of Intercultural Communication, PAL 28, Dep. of
Linguistics, Gteborgs Univ. pp.55-87). In: Journal of Intercultural Communication. http://www.immi.se/intercultural
Hofstede, G. and Bond, M. (1988). The Confucius Connection: From Cultural Roots to Economic Growth. In Organizational Dynamics; Spring88, Vol. 16

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Issue 4, p5.
Hall, E. book chapter from the Silent Language.
Jensen, I. (2006). The Aspect of Power in Intercultural Communication Practice". In Dahl, ., Jensen, I. & Nyns P. (red). Bridges of understanding.
Perspectives on Intercultural Communication. Unipub forlag/Oslo Academic Press.
Macfarquhar, L. (1998) Thank You for Not Fighting. Deborah Tannen wants us to be nice. The New York Times April 5, 1998. Available from http://
www.nytimes.com/books/98/04/05/reviews/980405.05macfart.html. Accessed Nov. 4, 2013.
Matsumoto, D. & Hee Yoo, S., (2005) Culture & Applied Nonverbal Communication. In Riggio, R. E. & Feldman, R.S. (eds.), Applications of Nonverbal
Communication, The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology, London: Taylor & Francis Group.
Neuliep, J. (2003). Intercultural communication: a contextual approach. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (pp. 258-271).
Ochs, E. (2005). Constructing social identity. In Kiesling, Scott F. and Paulston, Christina Bratt (eds.). Intercultural Discourse and Communication. http://
reader.eblib.com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/%28S%284nz355ano4enbmrdj0z0nmjd%29%29/Reader.aspx?p=351219&o=117&u=OmowGdsU
%2fuwe4xE8ykfEFA%3d
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Trompenaars, F., Hampden-Turner, C. (2002). 21 leaders for the 21st century: how innovative leaders manage in the digital age. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Smith, P., Andersen, J., Ekelund, B., Graversen, G., Ropo, A. (2003). In search of Nordic management styles. Scand. J. Mgmt. (19), pp. 491-507.
Spencer, A. T. (2011) Review, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 40:1, 89-91, DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2011.562426 (in Gul)
Stephan, W.G., Stephan, C.W. & Gudykunst, W.B. (1999). Anxiety in intergroup relations: a comparison of anxiety/uncertainty management theory and
integrated threat theory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 23(4), pp.613-628.
Watanabe, S. (2005) Cultural differences in Framing. In Kiesling, Scott F. and Paulston, Christina Bratt (eds.). Intercultural Discourse and Communication.
Tanaka, J.W, Kiefer, M. & Bukach, C.M. (2004). A holistic account of the own-race effect in face recognition: evidence from a cross-cultural study.
Cognition, 93(1), B1-B9.
Ting-Toomey, S. (2005). The Matrix of Face: An Updated Face-Negotiation Theory. In Gudykunst, W.B (ed). Theorizing about Intercultural
Communication. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, London, New Dehli. http://reader.eblib.com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/%28S
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Treinen, K.P (2003). Book Reviews, Language and Intercultural Communication, 3:3, 227-230, DOI: 10.1080/14708470308668107

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