English-Slovene Intercultural Studies

Study Cycle: 2

Lectures:30

Seminars:30

Tutorials:0

ECTS credit:6

Lecturer(s): doc. dr. Reindl Donald Francis, doc. dr. Zlatnar Moe Marija

Content

• Ways of defining culture and cultural difference
• Cultural models
• Globalisation and localisation
• Socio-cultural norms, conventions, orientations
• Metacommunication and frames
• Context of situation, cultural context
• Relationship between language and culture
• Social and cultural specifics of English speaking environments and Slovenia
• Speech acts in Slovene and English
• Different kinds of discourse in Slovene and English
• Translation and and intercultural communicative competence