Бакалавриат 2022/2023

Межкультурная коммуникация и деловой этикет в Китае и странах Юго-Восточной Азии

Статус: Курс по выбору (Востоковедение)

Направление: 58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика

Кто читает: Институт востоковедения и африканистики

Где читается: Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук

Когда читается: 4-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Жуков Дмитрий Валерьевич

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 32

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course “Cross-cultural Communications and Business Etiquette in China and Southeast Asian countries” is focused on improvement of better understanding of Asian cultures. The program will help develop the correct point of view on understanding the cultural aspects in the era of globalization. During the course, we will focus on overcoming culture shock and conflicts for integration to the international society. The practical part of the course will be focused on improving business negotiation skills. Examples from the business life of entrepreneurs working in China and Southeast Asian countries will be given. To master the course, students will have the opportunity to take part in some group games and accomplish case studies.

Learning Objectives

• The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the peculiarities of Asian cultures, to teach successful integration into the international environment and effective communication with representatives of Asian cultures.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Master the business etiquette standards adopted in Southeast Asian countries and China.
• Improve negotiation skills with representatives of ASEAN and China.
• Analyze and adequately respond to variouscross-cultural situations that arise in the process of interaction with representatives of China and Southeast Asian countries.
• Learn to overcome culture shock and adapt to the international community.
• Develop an understanding of the cultural specifics of Southeast Asia and China.
• Use modern scientific approaches, models and methods for identifying cultures and build own behavior based on them.

Course Contents

• Block I. Scientific Approaches to The Study of Cross-Cultural Communications.
• Block II. Types of communication for Business protocol.
• Block III. Preparation and organization of business trips.
• Seminars

Assessment Elements

• The Test
  The Test is written at the end of the Block 2 of the study of the discipline. The Test run in SmartLMS consisting of 15 questions. The Test time: 20 minutes.
• Oral Presentation
  Oral presentation at seminars on a chosen topic. The speech takes place in English and is written in the process of studying chapter 2. Max time of the speech:15 minutes.
• Active work at seminars
  During the seminars, students receive additional points for participating in the discussion of the topic, asking questions to speakers after the Oral Presentations, expressing their own opinions related to the discussed topic in the seminar. (10 points) Active work also includes case studies and role games. For the active participation to the case studies students get 2 points for each accomplished case. And 2 points for the educational games. (10 points)
• The Exam
  The Exam is a Test in SmartLMS, consisting of 40 questions of different formats.Test is written at the end of the last lesson of the course. The response time is 45 minutes.

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.2 * Active work at seminars + 0.3 * Oral Presentation + 0.2 * The Test + 0.3 * The Exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Erin Meyer. (2014). The Culture Map : Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business. PublicAffairs.
• Phillips, D. L. . V. aut. (2017). An uncertain ally Turkey under Erdogan’s dictatorship David L. Phillips.
• Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.16E8E559
• Теория межкультурной коммуникации : учебник и практикум для вузов / Ю. В. Таратухина [и др.] ; под редакцией Ю. В. Таратухиной, С. Н. Безус. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2021. — 265 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-00365-9. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/469521 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Erich H. Witte, Adrian Stanciu, & Klaus Boehnke. (2020). A New Empirical Approach to Intercultural Comparisons of Value Preferences Based on Schwartz’s Theory. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01723
• Fox, S. (2008). Business Etiquette For Dummies (Vol. 2nd ed). Hoboken, N.J.: For Dummies. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=231154
• Международные отношения: теории, конфликты, движения, организации : учебное пособие / А. В. Багаева, Г. А. Дробот, М. М. Лебедева [и др.] ; под ред. П. А. Цыганкова, Л. О. Терновой. — Москва : КноРус, 2021. — 339 с. — ISBN 978-5-406-05172-6. — URL: https://book.ru/book/936942 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.
• Садохин, А. П., Введение в теорию межкультурной коммуникации : учебное пособие / А. П. Садохин. — Москва : КноРус, 2022. — 254 с. — ISBN 978-5-406-08836-4. — URL: https://book.ru/book/941148 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.