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Intercultural Communication in Business and Legal Contexts
Aarhus University
AU Summer University| Application Deadline: | 15 March | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 670 - ≈ € 1,070 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Aarhus / Denmark / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 26 days | Start Date: | July |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 10 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Aarhus University
The process of globalisation offers a topical illustration of the interaction between linguistic and cultural factors in the construction of discourse, both within specialized domains and in wider contexts.
This globalising trend has also affected the legal field, where an international perspective is becoming more and more widespread. The course first examines the main features of specialized discourse and then explores intercultural communication in specialist fields, giving special attention to business and legal discourse from an intercultural perspective. Course offered by Department of Business Comminication.
Level - Bachelor
Date 30 July - 24 August
Lecturers
Maurizio Gotti, University of Bergamo
VENUE DESCRIPTION
AU Summer University will take place on campus in the architecturally renowned yellow-brick buildings in the beautiful university park.
At the venue you will have access to a helpdesk and service centre. You find our Main Help Desk in the International Centre and the opening hours are 08.30-15.00 from Monday to Friday.
The International Centre is the central hub for all international and PhD activities at Aarhus University, and in the same building you find Dale's Café. Here you can buy sandwiches, coffee, snacks, and beers. With its informal lounge area this is the ideal place to relax and hang out with your fellow Summer University students
Contents
AIM OF THE COURSE
The course first examines the main features of specialized discourse and then explores intercultural communication in specialist fields, giving special attention to business and legal discourse from an intercultural perspective. The importance of the use of English as a lingua franca is also taken into consideration as well as its influence on the linguistic and textual realisations at an international level.
MAIN ISSUES
Recent trends in international trade have accelerated moves towards the globalisation of business and communication issues. This process of globalisation offers a topical illustration of the interaction between linguistic and cultural factors in the construction of discourse, both within specialized domains and in wider contexts. This globalising trend has also affected the legal field, where an international perspective is becoming more and more widespread. Indeed, nowadays many of the texts in use at a local level are the result of a process of translation or adaptation of more general documents formulated at an international level. The analysis of these phenomena is a source of valuable evidence as to the language-culture interface.
Here are some of the topics dealt within the course:
• General features of specialized discourse
• The lexis of computer science
• Intercultural business discourse
• Global genres in local contexts
• Awareness of cultural differences in business communication
• Conversational practices in an intercultural setting
• English as a lingua franca in a global context
• Cross-cultural (mis)communication
• Communicating promotional texts to diverse audiences
• Intercultural aspects of legal communication
• Main features of legal discourse
• Reforming legal discourse: the Plain Language Movement
• The internationalization of legal procedures: linguistic and textual aspects
• ODR: Online dispute resolution
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
The teaching methodology will be based on an integration of various approaches to be adopted in class:
• Lecturing
• Case studies
• Group work
• Brainstorming and Discussion
• Presentation of papers
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of the course students should be able to:
• Recognize and make use of the main features of specialized discourse
• Be aware of cultural differences in business and legal communication
• Identify the main intercultural aspects of business and legal discourse
• Adopt adequate communicative strategies to convey specialized information to diverse audiences
• Make appropriate use of the English language for business and legal communication
EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOME: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
By the end of the course students must be able to fulfill the above stated learning outcome.
Grade 12:
Grade 12 denote 100% target fulfillment related to the learning outcome.
Grade 02:
Grade 02 is the minimum grade required for passing and is therefore given for the minimum acceptable performance related to the learning outcome.
LITERATURE
Students are expected to obtain the following textbook:
• Maurizio Gotti, Investigating Specialized Discourse, Bern: Peter Lang.
Additional reading material will be available on CampusNet and
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Students coming as Free-movers/non-Partner students (EU and non-EU students who do not have a bilateral partnership agreement with Aarhus University) applying for AU Summer University courses must apply by using the online form attached to each individual course. Afterwards you must hand in the required documentation for your university studies. Please remark that all freemovers are obliged to pay participation fees where as tuition fees only apply to freemovers from countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.
Requirements:
1. You are expected to have the same requirements that apply to regular students. Freemovers therefore need to provide documentation for their subject levels in applicable subjects. Mathemathics if applying for courses offered by the School of Business and Social Science. Mathematics, chemistry, and physics if applying for courses offered by Faculty of Science and Technology.
2. If you are applying for admission to AU Summer University courses at Master level, you must hold a relevant Bachelor's degree (Or as a minimum 180 ECTS in your study programme)
3. An English test as you are expected to have a high level of English proficiency
English language requirements - 'English B' and 'English A'
English language requirements for applicants with a non-Danish/Nordic entry qualification.
According to the Danish Ministry of Science's Order no. 181 on Admission to Danish Universities, and the Danish Ministry of Education’s Order no. 239 on Admission to Higher Education in Denmark (The Admission Order), all applicants must, as a minimum, document English language qualifications comparable to an "English B level" in the Danish upper secondary school (Gymnasium). A few courses require 'English A', which is one level higher than 'English B'.
English language qualifications can be documented as follows:
TOEFL:
English B – Test results of at least 560 (paper-based) or 83 (internet-based test)
English A – Test result of at least 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based test)
IELTS:
English B – Test results with a minimum score of 6.5 points
English A – Test results with a minimum score of 7.0 points
Cambridge/Oxford:
English B – Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
English A – Certificate of Proficiency (CPE)
CEFR validated English language course:
English B – C1 level
English A – C2 level
”Native speakers” with an English taught qualifying exam (including applicants from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain). Applicants from all other countries (including African and Asian countries, where the exam has been taught in English) must submit a test.
Danish/Nordisk entrance examination
With an English level the Danish Agency for International Education considers comparable to a Danish B/A level in English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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