Intercultural Communication; from theory to practice and back
Put this date in your diary 10 AM, 4th September 2011 Day Event hosted by SIETAR UK and UWE, Bristol (Bristol Parkway) Venue:
4th September 2011 - UWE, Bristol Parkway.
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In recognition of the significance of efficient communication in modern complex workplaces there has been an explosion of interest in cultural diversity and intercultural (IC) facilitation and training. Leading training companies in the UK report a steady growth in demand for training over the past few years and studies on IC skills/competence and IC training provide evidence suggesting that training is of benefit to trainees but also to the companies as a whole. Intercultural communication discourses have also become dominant in social life and found their way into policy documents (e.g. National Occupational Standards for Intercultural Working) referring to the skills an individual needs to have or acquire in order to interact ‘successfully’ and work ‘efficiently’ in multinational/multilingual contexts. What is particularly relevant to the IC field however is the scarcity of work bridging theory and practice. Accordingly the aim of this one day event is to bring academic research closer to professional practice and for the experience of the IC trainers and practitioners to feed back into academic research. For further programme details please contact: Dr Jo Angouri (Jo.Angouri@uwe.ac.uk) Preliminary programme (further details will be announced and circulated soon) 10.00 Conference Opening 10.30-11.30 Celia Roberts, King’s College, London 11.30-12.00 Coffee break 12.00-13.00 Carlos Gonzalez-Carrasco, Transcultural Business Group 13.00-14.00 Lunch break 14.00-15.00 Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini, University of Warwick 15.00-16.00 George Simons, Diversophy 16.00-17.30: Round table and Coffee: Details tbc 17.30. Conference Close SIETAR members and BAAL conference delegates: £65 Non members: £90 Students: £35 Details on how delegates can register will be announced soon. For registration queries or to join SIETAR, UK please contact Matthew Hill (hillmatthew100@mac.com) Please note BAAL delegates will need to register separately for this event.
Matthew Hill
