ERIC Number: EJ1197101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
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Promoting Intercultural Competence in Bilingual Programs in Indonesia
Abduh, Amirullah; Rosmaladewi, Rosmaladewi
SAGE Open, v8 n3 Jul 2018
Most studies of intercultural competence in bilingual programs have been conducted in non-Asian contexts resulting in little information on how Indonesian educators promote intercultural values within bilingual programs. This research contributes to the body of literature that examines the promotion of intercultural values within bilingual higher education in Indonesia. It focuses on lecturers' perceptions of their strategies to teach and promote intercultural values in Indonesian higher education institutions (IHEIs). Data collection employed in-depth semi-structure interviews of eight lecturers that teach in three different programs: Math; Economic and Political Science bilingual programs. The findings of this study show that intercultural competent components include open-minded attitudes, reciprocal interaction, and respecting differences. In addition, two important strategies to promote intercultural competence are in-country programs and international intercultural programs. This study has implications for the success of similar programs and the ways to gain intercultural competence within higher education contexts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Values, Higher Education, Cultural Differences, College Faculty, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, International Education, Teaching Methods, Self Concept, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs, Economics Education, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Political Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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