Anmeldung: Interkulturelles Training für Promotionsstudierende [ENG/DEU]

Dieser Kurs findet im Rahmen der Kooperation mit der Universität of Sharjah statt.

1. To get to know each other, who we are, what we share, what is "normal" for us
2. The way we see the world, how we react to it and communicate can be different. Our unconscious mind is shaped by culture and the intuitive mind is running our behaviour.
We will take a closer look into topics that we normally take for granted, including:
- Values
- How to deal with time
- Space
- How to greet people
- How to deal with body contact
3. Language is not only a means of expressing thoughts, but language and speech are above all cultural practices with which we carry out social actions." (Günthner 2013, S. 347)
We will consider how communication works and how misunderstanding can develop.
4. Prejudice: Don’t put people into boxes! Our own prejudice and where ist comes from. Prejudice and media.

It will not only be a theoretical course!

Practical Experience:
Goal: to see what we share and to notice what is irritating: watching people and noting what we share and what behaviours are strange for us.
Goal: Knowledge and acceptance of different ingredients and eating habits: exploring supermarkets and cooking together.
Goal: Getting to know and comparing our everyday cultures: public transport, favourite places in Lübeck.
Goal: Getting to know and accepting our respective religious cultures: Joint visits to a Christian church, to a mosque and to the synagogue in Lübeck and discussion about the significance of religion the every day life.

Lernziele

• Raising awareness of the cultural specificity of perception, thinking and behavior
• Strategies for dealing with uncertainty in an unfamiliar intercultural environment (exploring culturally unfamiliar working and living environments)
• Communication in multilingual work contexts,
• Identification and utilization of potential opportunities in intercultural cooperation