English - Free topic B: Multilingual and Multicultural Communication

In this course students will be introduced to theories and methods that are useful for investigating multilingual and multicultural communication. The first half of the course focuses on culture and intercultural communication. Here students will work with different approaches to culture and intercultural communication, intercultural politeness and cultural cognition. The second half of the course focuses on multilingualism and linguistic diversity. Here students will work with lingua franca use, language policy, language and identity and language and migration. The course includes a focus on intercultural communication and linguistic diversity in organisational contexts. As part of the portfolio exam students will carry out an individual empirical project drawing on theories and methods from the course.