1. Introduction
Developing communicative competences - what does it mean - what is it about?
- Awareness of cultural differences
- Learning skills to communicate adequately with people from other cultures

2. Presentation of one´s own country and culture

Group work, presentations in plenary

3. Presentation of one´s own country and culture

Presentations in plenary

4. Culture as mental programming (Introduction)
The concept of "Culture as mental programming" (G. Hofstede)

The concept of "Cultural Standards" (A. Thomas)

Developing cultural and communicative sensitivity:
Exercise: Moonies and Sunnies

5. Awareness exercises I:
How would you feel? What would you do? Culturally determined behavior in different situations

Observation and Interpretation
The Five Basic Problems of Society
Teamwork

6. The Five Basic Problems of Society (Presentations in plenary)

Introduction into Hofstede´s concept of cultural dimensions

7. The Five Basic Problems of Society (Hofstede) (Presentations in plenary)

Introduction into Hofstede´s concept of cultural dimensions

8. The cultural concept of Ronald Inglehart (Presentations in plenary)

9. Developing communicative competences
Awareness exercises

Conflict situations
Dealing with different interests
Solving conflicts

10. Developing communicative competences
The Ten Synthetic Culture Profiles

Role-Playing I
Conflict situations between people in hierarchically different social positions
The boss and his employee

11. Developing communicative competences
Role-Playing II
Exercise: City Council

12. Debriefing

Repetition

13. Test