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LM207 Intercultural Communication
Liberal Arts & Business Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: late Aug 2025 - late Dec 2025
LM207 Intercultural Communication
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Communication
Instruction in: English
Course Code: LM207
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This course aims at making the student aware of the variety of factors involved in communication, particularly, when it is held between speakers from different cultures. Concepts such as 'communication', 'culture' and 'interculturality' will be thoroughly discussed in order to understand the role each element has in the creation and dissemination of culture and the associated stereotypes. Furthermore, culture-specific communication styles and the variety of factors interfering 'intercultural communication acts' will be analysed. Students are to become aware of the difficulties they might encounter in interpersonal exchanges abroad. After the course students are expected to have the knowledge and skills required so as to overcome intercultural difficulties and to communicate effectively with speakers from different cultural backgrounds.
Previous course title & code was: LM107 Intercultural Communication for Professional Purposes
Previous course title & code was: LM107 Intercultural Communication for Professional Purposes