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Haynes Collins,
Christina Copperthwaite,
Bethan Davies,
Jane Wilkinson,
and
Petra Desatova
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- The history of intercultural contact and the effects of globalisation.
- Intercultural competence – the skills necessary to interact effectively with people from different environments and backgrounds.
- How critical incidents and rich points can provide fertile ground for developing intercultural awareness.
- The effects of returning to “home” cultures following periods spent in another environment.
- How preconceptions and assumptions affect intercultural contact.
- Looking beyond national identity to find ways in which connections between people can be established.
- An introduction to the way in which ethnography can be used to investigate cultural environments.
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