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Module Title |
Introduction to Intercultural Studies
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Module Code |
LC113
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SALIS
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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To introduce students to the overall field of Intercultural Studies and its relevance to the contemporary world. To raise awareness of issues of culture and identity. To stimulate thought on the diversity of cultural mindsets and their implications for living in and with different cultures.
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Learning Outcomes
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Students will have an overview of the issues in contemporary society which are addressed by Intercultural Studies, and will have a basis on which to make the choice between the two strands of the degree programme from year 2 onwards.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Independent Learning Time |
75
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Total |
75
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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The module will begin by outlining the social and economic trends in the contemporary world which make intercultural contact such an important phenomenon: globalisation, mobility and migration. Attention will then turn to the analytical tools which intercultural studies can bring to bear on these questions: values, identity and hybridity, the implications of nationalism, multiculturalism as a policy response to ethnic and cultural diversity (both in Ireland and more broadly), and intercultural communication, adaptation and training.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 0% | Examination Weight | 100% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Milton J. Bennett, J., ed. (1998) Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication. Yarmouth, Maine:Intercultural Press.A. Giddens (2002), Runaway World: how globalisation is reshaping our live. London: Profile.Stuart Hall (1992), ?The question of cultural identity? in Modernity and its Futures, ed. Stuart Hall,David Held and Tony McGrew. Cambridge: PolityR. Lentin and Robbie McVeigh (2002) Racism and Anti-Racism in Ireland. Belfast: Beyond the PaleJ. Rex (1997) ?The concept of a multicultural society?, in Guiberneau and Rex, The Ethnicity Reader.Cambridge: Polity.Anthony D Smith (1995) Nations and nationalism in a Global Era. Cambridge:PolityC. W. Watson (2000) Multiculturalism. Buckingham and Philadelphia :Open University Press
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| ALIS | BA in Applied Language and Intercultural |
| CCS | BA in Contemporary Culture and Society |
| ENGLIC | BA Languages for Int. Communication(Eng) |
| HMSA | Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science) |
| HMSAO | Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science) |
| IFCLIS | Int Foundation Cert (BA App Language) |
| IR | BA in International Relations |
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