Intercultural Skills
Mgr. Siran Agadzhanyan
Intercultural Skills
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Term
winter 2023
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                                                XAICS Intercultural Skills


Course requirements: 

attendance 75%

active participation in the discussions

presentation 



1. Introduction 

  • the Czech Republic (location, population)
  • Prague - the capital city 
  • Olomouc – a university city (student life, buddy system, orientation in the city, etc.). 
  • MVSO 
  • Useful Czech phrases

2. Importance of Intercultural communication 


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2. Czech Republic (location, political system, religion, the capital city, etc.).

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  • 3. Czech history, culture, customs, and traditions.

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  • 4. Cultural specifics: comparison of Czech cultural specifics and students’ home country.

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  • 5. Edward Hall: low and high context cultures.

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  • 6. Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions: the Power Distance, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance, Long Term Orientation, Indulgence.

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  • 7. Culture and gender

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  • 8. Czech business culture (business etiquette, meetings, job interviews).

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9. Participation in intercultural activities within MVSO intercultural events.

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  • 10. Presentation to Czech students

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