Visualisation plan de cours
2026 / 2027
EM1F5MIS
International Soft Skills Essentials
Programme
PGE PGE5 International & European Business
Semestre
C
Coefficient
3
Volume horaire
Face à face : 20 H
Travail personnel indicatif : 40 H
Discipline
Organizational behavior / Leadership
Nombre de places
25
Cours ouvert aux étudiants visitants
Oui
Langue d'enseignement
Anglais
Responsable
LANGINIER
Liste des intervenants
| Intervenant(s) | Volume horaire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Delphine THEURELLE-STEIN | delphine.theurelle-stein@em-strasbourg.eu | 6 h CM | |
| Hélène LANGINIER | helene.langinier@em-strasbourg.eu | 14 h CM |
Discipline
Organizational behavior / Leadership
Descriptif
This class will help you to enhance your intercultural skills through self-reflection. You will practise using some essential storytelling techniques so as to better sell your insights and experience in compelling elevator pitches.MAC
Adopter une posture de leadership responsable/ Demonstrate responsible leadership
8 ECTS
Organisation pédagogique
Face-to-face
- LecturesIn group
- Exercises- Oral presentations
- Case studies/texts
Interaction
- Discussions/debatesObjectifs pédagogiques - COGNITIVE DOMAIN
A l'issue du cours, l'étudiant(e) devrait être capable de / d'...
- Interpret your interlocutor's behaviour according to his/her culture
- Develop your intercultural effectiveness
- Assess your level of intercultural sensitivity
- formulate your strenghts and weaknesses based on intercultural effectiveness dimensions
- enhance the outcome of your international experience in a compelling way
Objectifs pédagogiques - AFFECTIVE DOMAIN
A l'issue du cours, l'étudiant(e) devrait être capable de / d'...
- question your cultural frame of reference
- influence conflict generating intercultural situations
Objectifs pédagogiques — Objectifs de développement durable (ODD)
ODD portés par la politique RSO de l'EM.
Plan / Sommaire
The course is taught as 3 modules.
Module 1: Hélène Langinier
Develop your intercultural skills
In this module, students will learn to decipher cultural differences and will practise how to best showcase their intercultural skills in their future job applications.
Develop your multilingual skills
Students will utilize their intercultural knowledge and self-discovery ability in order to better communicate in a global working environment. To achieve this goal, they will:
1. Set-up a development plan to develop their intercultural competence with precise objectives and tactics to pratically achieve them. They will then reflect on
learning experiences and enhance their international employability.
As a result, students will be better able to:
2. Bridge the gap between their theoretical knowledge of intercultural interactions and their actual experiences of intercultural challenges.
3. Communicate in an individually distinctive manner in order to enjoy higher credibility as global thinkers and doers.
Module 2: Delphine Theurelle-Stein
"International personal branding"
In the module, students will improve their professional communication in a global environment. To achieve this goal, they will:
1. Elaborate an Elevator Pitch
2. Improve their application files (Resume, Cover letter)
3. Identify their soft skills and prepare their Success Story
4. Prepare job interviews
Module 1: Hélène Langinier
Develop your intercultural skills
In this module, students will learn to decipher cultural differences and will practise how to best showcase their intercultural skills in their future job applications.
Develop your multilingual skills
Students will utilize their intercultural knowledge and self-discovery ability in order to better communicate in a global working environment. To achieve this goal, they will:
1. Set-up a development plan to develop their intercultural competence with precise objectives and tactics to pratically achieve them. They will then reflect on
learning experiences and enhance their international employability.
As a result, students will be better able to:
2. Bridge the gap between their theoretical knowledge of intercultural interactions and their actual experiences of intercultural challenges.
3. Communicate in an individually distinctive manner in order to enjoy higher credibility as global thinkers and doers.
Module 2: Delphine Theurelle-Stein
"International personal branding"
In the module, students will improve their professional communication in a global environment. To achieve this goal, they will:
1. Elaborate an Elevator Pitch
2. Improve their application files (Resume, Cover letter)
3. Identify their soft skills and prepare their Success Story
4. Prepare job interviews
Prérequis nécessaires
Connaissances en / Notions clés à maîtriser
NoneSupports pédagogiques
Mandatory tools for the course
- Computer- Reference manuals
Documents in all formats
- Newspaper articles- Case studies/texts
Moodle platform
- Upload of class documents- Interface to submit coursework
Adossement à la recherche
Ce cours est adossé à la recherche.
- Research-led (par les contenus)Le cours mobilise des connaissances issues de la recherche académique récente.
Bibliographie/références académiques
Langinier, H., Mac Gabhann, K., & Mehmanpazir, B. (2023). Intercultural learning factors of French students abroad: a focus on interpersonal engagement in context. Journal of International Business Education, 18, 59-84.Travaux de recherche de l'EM
- Codello, P. & Theurelle-Stein, D. (2020), Developing soft skills through social learning: A model implemented at a Canadian Business School, in Grasser, B., Loufrani-Fedida, S. and Oiry, E. (Eds), Managing competences: Research, Practice and Contemporary Issues, Taylor and Francis Group. - Dangel, Stéphane; Tehami, Patricia. (2015). "Storytelling and Self-Management : Les Frontières du vécu à la croisée des cultures", 43e Congrès UPLEGESS, Strasbourg, mai 2015 - Langinier, Hélène; Froehlicher, Thomas (2018). “Context matters: Expatriates’ adjustment and contact with host country nationals in Luxembourg”, Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 60, N° 1, p. 105-119. Langinier, H., Mac Gabhann, K., & Mehmanpazir, B. (2023). Intercultural learning factors of French students abroad: a focus on interpersonal engagement in context. Journal of International Business Education, 18, 59-84. - Tehami, Patricia. (2017). "Enhancing Students’ Cross-cultural Understanding and Employability through Storytelling", Decision Line, Vol. 48, n° 4, p. 7-9Modalités d'évaluation
Liste des modalités d'évaluation
Evaluation intermédiaire / contrôle continu 1
Continuous evaluation during the semester
Modalités de feedback
Verbal feedback
Compétence mesurée
ILO2.2-PGE, ILO2.3-PGE, ILO3.1-PGE, ILO3.2-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE
Evaluation finale 2
To be submitted on Moodle 14th of December 2026
Compétence mesurée
ILO2.3-PGE, ILO2.4-PGE, ILO3.1-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE
Seconde chance
To be submitted on Moodle 14th of December 2026
Compétence mesurée
ILO2.3-PGE, ILO2.4-PGE, ILO3.1-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE