Boost your intercultural communication skills and better understand how to behave in multicultural and multilingual situations.
In an increasingly diverse and multicultural world, being able to navigate the complexities and nuances of intercultural communication is vital. On this course, culture experts from the British Council will guide you on how to successfully navigate multicultural and multilingual situations, improving your cultural intelligence (CQ) in the process.
You’ll be invited to reflect on what culture is, and how it’s influenced your preferences and behavior in intercultural situations. You’ll evaluate both new and familiar cultural situations, reflecting on how others might react to your behaviors, enabling you to respond positively and empathetically.
What topics will you cover?
- Exploring the foundations of intercultural communication
- Developing an intercultural mindset
- Communicating with cultural intelligence (CQ)
- Adapting to different communication styles
- Working in multicultural teams
When: The event will be open until April 30th, 2022
Where: Online
HOW TO PARTICIPATE & RECEIVE CREDIT:
Please Read ALL Instructions below before participating!
*** If you do not follow ALL of the instructions you will not receive service credit
- Please have an active iServe account before participating
- Sign up for this event by clicking "sign-up" near the top of this screen
- The next screen will ask for your phone number, add it and then click "submit volunteer need response" at the bottom of the screen
- Click this link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/communicating-across-cultures
- Click "Join now"
- Register for an account or sign in
- Take the course at your own pace (must finish by April 30th)
- Once you reach the screen that says "Congratulations! You've finished the course." Click the "Progress" button.
- To get 100% you will need to mark every step as completed or it will show a value less than 100%
- Screenshot the screen that says 100% (be sure to include your initials in the top right-hand corner in the screenshot)
- Email this photo to hmlayman@mix.wvu.edu
- This event is worth 5 hours and hours will be added to your iServe account by April 30th
