READ CAREFULLY: Registration Methodology The participant is required to hold an equivalent to B1 level/upper intermediate of English in order to take part in the course. Thus it will be taken for granted that students who register to this activity will hold the expected communicative level to attend it successfully.(No language placement test is needed or will be applied.) Content Teaser Is the concept of health universal or is it culturally grounded? How to respond to people’s health-related needs while respecting their values and preferences? What does culture mean and what impact does it have on healthcare? This hands-on, practice-oriented course aims at helping you gain awareness of the complexities involved in providing health care in an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse world. Throughout the different activities and units, you will have the opportunity to develop cultural and linguistic awareness as well as communication tools adopted in the health care field. Participants will have the opportunity to: - discuss and analyze a number of definitions of culture in the context of health care - be exposed to situations that implicate cultural variety in health care - learn from empirical data through interactions on the field of study - adopt a practice-based approach to the use of communicative tools and linguistic repertoire in health care contexts. Learning and teaching material will include: - Audiovisual resources (videos, podcasts, audio recordings) - Readings - Interactive activities (short quizzes, student surveys and reflective exercises) Tools which will be used: - Virtual walls - Collaborative platforms for mind-mapping and blog entries - Video-conferencing platforms The course is made up of 30 hours organized as such: - 10 hours of self-study and asynchronous activities - 6 hours of live online - 8 hours of on campus hybrid (potentially to be converted into online sessions) - 6 hours for self-reflective activities as part of the portfolio (assessment) ATTENTION TO THE COURSE SCHEDULE! -Participants are only expected to be present at the synchronous and hybrid sessions (16 hours). -There are a number of asynchronous sessions. (These sessions precise time is only included because SIUR demands it. The activities can be done any time.) - The synchronous and hybrid sessions will take place on Tuesdays (from mid October through December) at 12:00 (in October only because of the time zone (POA-Brussels) and at 01:00 p.m. in November and December. CERTIFICATES Participants should attend a minimum of 75% of the course and do the activities requested in order to be eligible to get a certificate from SIUR. ASSESSMENT TASKS This course does not adopt tests as assessment tools, but rather a symposium, debates, discussions and a written log for reflection. COURSE METHODOLOGY Interactive student-centered tasks will adopted.

This course is an introduction to the importance of interculturality in healthcare. Together, we will discuss a broad range of topics and address communication challenges that can arise from interactions with patients: - Multicultural aspects and health issues - Communication in health issues - Global perspectives on health care - Emerging and hidden identities in the South American context versus the European one - Language & inclusion versus exclusion By the end of the course, participants will be able to: - Understand the different aspects of culture and its importance in healthcare; - Develop cultural awareness for health care settings; - Acquire tools and strategies for a reflective approach in future health-related practices; - Gain communication skills and language awareness for inclusion in health contexts

SDG 3: Good health and well-being; SDG 4: Quality Ediucation SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

This is a proposal for the first of a series of international exchange courses put together both by UFCSPA and University of Mons (UMONS)/Belgium aimed at the UFCSPA community, the UMONS community and a group of European universities partners to UMONS. For that reason the main language of instruction will be English, and the other national languages of the alliance will be used to varying degrees throughout the course

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