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In this section of the Expatise Educate Yourself Portal, you will find courses that lead to a deeper understanding of the complexity of Intercultural Communication, an area that is often overlooked or underestimated but, in fact, vital for achieving business objectives and safeguarding the well-being of the employee and their family.

Lessons

Learning Objectives

Course Specifications

Part 1

What is Culture

by Sheriff Aligbeh

  • A deeper understanding of the complexity of intercultural communication;

  • Understanding what Culture is.

Duration video lessons: 15 minutes

Number of quizzes: 3

Part 2

How do we perceive

Culture

by Sheriff Aligbeh

  • A deeper understanding of the complexity of intercultural communication;

  • Knowing what is meant by cultural dimensions;

  • Understanding the concept of cultural dimensions;

  • Recognizing cultural dimensions in practice;

  • Understanding the influence of cultural dimensions on communication;

  • Understanding the importance of reconciling cultural differences;

  • Knowing what is meant by Intercultural Competencies;

  • Understanding which competencies you need to bridge cultural differences;

  • Understanding what is meant by: "We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are".

Duration video lesson: 25 minutes

Number of quizzes: 7

Part 3

Reconciling Cultural Dimensions

by Sheriff Aligbeh

  • A deeper understanding of the complexity of intercultural communication;

  • Understanding the influence of cultural dimensions on communication; 

  • Understanding the importance of reconciling cultural differences in general and in the GM practice in particular;

  • Knowing what is meant by Intercultural Competencies;

  • Understanding what is meant by: "We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are"; 

  • Recognizing (potential) issues when dealing with International Assignments;

  • Understanding which competencies you need to prevent intercultural misunderstandings.

Duration video lessons (3): 35 min

Number of pages handbook: 10

Number of quizzes: 9

Part 4

Intercultural Communication

in the GM Practice

by Angie Weinberger

  • Being able to recognize cultural dimensions;

  • Understanding how cultural differences influence communication;

  • Understanding what is meant by Global Competency;

  • Knowing which elements constitute Global Competency;

  • Being able to recognize shortcomings in Global Competency;

  • Understanding the importance of repairing these shortcomings for the good of GM team building and the success of the assignment.

Duration video: 13 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 3

Number of quizzes: 2


The courses come in different forms:

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  • The Crash Course: video lesson only,

  • The Refresher Course: ongoing testing of your knowledge,

  • The In-depth Training: the Expatise Handbook, Video lesson, and quizzes.

 

can choose any option to customize your preference.

Once you have fulfilled the required conditions and completed the course, a downloadable Expatise Certificate of Achievement appears on the dashboard of your learning environment. If you want to receive more information about this certification, please get in touch with us via learning@expatise.academy. 

 

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Access to the Intercultural Communication Courses

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The license duration to use the courses is 365 days from the first login onwards. 

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