ERIC Number: EJ1358737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1470-8477
EISSN: EISSN-1747-759X
Available Date: N/A
Toward the Internationalization of Higher Education: Developing University Students' Intercultural Communicative Competence in Spain
Strotmann, Birgit; Kunschak, Claudia
Language and Intercultural Communication, v22 n4 p419-438 2022
Globalization has impacted higher education to an unprecedented degree, resulting in a need for students and teachers to be prepared for interaction in culturally and linguistically diverse environments at home and abroad, in both the university and the workplace. The present case study at a university in Spain collected questionnaire, individual interview, and focus group data from students pursuing academic degree programs with international profiles, to investigate students' level of intercultural communicative competence by looking at their attitudes, knowledge, experience and reflections. Recommendations for improving students' intercultural experience are extrapolated from the results.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Diversity, Cultural Awareness, Language Usage, Intercultural Communication, College Students, Student Attitudes, Competence, Spanish, English (Second Language), Language Skills, Self Concept, Multilingualism, Bilingualism
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Spain
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A