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Sacconi, Ilaria. "La competenza interculturale: comunicare in modo efficace in ambito internazionale. Germania e Italia a confronto." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019.
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Il presente elaborato intende analizzare quegli aspetti legati alla lingua, alla comunicazione non verbale e alla cultura che in ambito internazionale sono spesso causa di incomprensioni e irritazioni poiché differenti da una cultura ad un’altra. In particolare si vuole mettere a confronto Italia e Germania e le rispettive peculiarità culturali la cui conoscenza rappresenta la chiave del successo lavorativo e della riuscita di una negoziazione, e quindi fondamentali per aziende e per interpreti.
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Giuffrida, Simona Agata. "Il potenziale della letteratura odeporica per una promozione della competenza comunicativa interculturale nella classe di lingua straniera." Thesis, Università degli Studi di Catania, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10761/249.
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Il fine di questo studio e' l'esplorazione del potenziale del testo odeporico ai fini della promozione delle abilita' interculturali nella classe di lingua straniera. La ricerca ha messo in luce i caratteri interculturali del travelogue e la sua naturale predisposizione a farsi strumento di riflessione del Se e dell'altro grazie alla sua discorsivita' accentuata e alla presenza di conflitti ed atteggiamenti etnocentrici che possono divenire oggetto di analisi in sede didattica. Lo studio ha inoltre messo a punto una particolare strategia di lettura del travelogue, un toolkit specifico per l'analisi testuale e un modello di apprendimento esperienziale focalizzato sulla consapevolezza critica del discente.
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Vitali, Lelia. "La competenza comunicativa in giapponese: indagine empirica sulle difficoltà frequenti degli apprendenti italofoni in interazioni orali." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/8927/.
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Smooth intercultural communication requires very complex tasks, especially when participants are very different in their cultural and linguistic backgrounds: this is the case of native Italian and Japanese speakers. A further difficulty in such a context can be found in the usage of a foreign language not mastered perfectly by speakers, which is the case for Italian intermediate learners of Japanese.
The aim of this study is therefore to identify the linguistic difficulties common among Italian learners of Japanese as a foreign language and to further examine the consequences of incorrect pragma-linguistic deliveries in actual conversations. To this end, a series of linguistic aspects selected on the basis of the author's experience have been taken into consideration. Some aspects are expected to be difficult to master because of linguistic differences between Italian and Japanese, while some may be difficult due to their connection to the specific Japanese cultural context.
The present study consists of six parts. The Introduction presents the state of the art on the research topic and defines the purpose of this research. Chapter 1 outlines the linguistic aspects of the Japanese language investigated in the study, specifically focusing on the following topics: writing system, phonology, loan words, numbers, ellipsis, levels of speech and honorifics. Chapter 2 presents an overview of the environment of teaching Japanese as a foreign language in the university setting in Italy. In Chapter 3 the first phase of the research is described, i.e. an online survey aimed at identifying the most problematic linguistic aspects. Chapter 4 presents the second phase of this study: a series of oral interactions between Japanese and Italian native speakers, conversing exclusively in Japanese, focusing on the management of misunderstandings with the use of actual linguistic data. The Conclusion outlines the results and possible future developments.
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Agostini, Leonardo. "Acquisire la competenza traduttiva attraverso la traduzione collettiva del graphic novel spagnolo "Face" di Rosario Villajos." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.
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Il presente elaborato nasce dall’esperienza di traduzione collettiva dallo spagnolo in italiano del graphic novel spagnolo "Face" di Rosario Villajos, un progetto di traduzione che si inserisce nell’insegnamento di Traduzione dallo spagnolo in italiano II della laurea triennale in Mediazione linguistica e interculturale presso l’Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Interpretazione e Traduzione (DIT). Il focus della tesi è l’acquisizione della competenza traduttiva attraverso progetti realistici di traduzione realizzati in modalità collettiva o collaborativa, dove l’alunno ricopre un ruolo attivo nella sua formazione, riconosce il proprio ruolo in una complessa rete di professionisti e si avvicina al mestiere della traduzione. Il primo capitolo affronta la didattica della traduzione secondo la sua natura collaborativa o collettiva, partendo da teorie ed approcci quali la funzionalista, la costruttivista, l’approccio learner-centered, situated learning e actor-network mirate allo sviluppo della competenza traduttiva. Il secondo capitolo presenta il progetto traduttivo di Face e descrive l’opera nei suoi particolari, le difficoltà che comporta tradurre il fumetto e come il progetto è stato organizzato, compreso un breve racconto delle sue diverse fasi. Il terzo capitolo offre alcune considerazioni personali sullo sviluppo della competenza traduttiva attraverso la traduzione collettiva di Face e un commento sui problemi di traduzione incontrati e sulle relative soluzioni adottate nel testo meta. La tesi si conclude con delle riflessioni sulle abilità acquisite grazie al progetto.
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Pratesi, Elena. "De pinchos y de vino por La Rioja: tradurre la cultura e l’identità di una meta turistica nel web." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.
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Il presente elaborato ha come obiettivo quello di continuare la riflessione sulla culturo-specificità della traduzione turistica, attraverso un’analisi dei siti web ufficiali della comunità spagnola della Rioja. Una panoramica, circa la rilevanza del turismo in Spagna e del turismo enogastronomico nella Rioja, aprirà la strada ad uno studio sulle caratteristiche del linguaggio del turismo e, in particolare, di quello riscontrato all’interno della pagina web, riservando qualche approfondimento alla traduzione turistica enogastronomica. In seguito, ci si soffermerà sul concetto di cultura e di culturo-specificità, prendendo come esempi il culturema e lo stereotipo. Si insisterà poi sulla centralità della competenza interculturale del traduttore, che permette alla traduzione di essere, a sua volta, veicolo della promozione turistica, oltre le frontiere linguistiche e culturali. Nella sezione applicativa, si troverà una proposta di traduzione di estratti del sito ufficiale del turismo della Rioja e del Museo Vivanco de la Cultura del Vino, che trattano di cibo, con particolare attenzione ai pinchos, e di vino. Infine, si prenderanno in esame i problemi e le difficoltà riscontrati e le tecniche traduttive impiegate per superarli, adottando una strategia per lo più straniante, che tuteli in primo luogo le differenze e le tipicità culturali, senza lasciare, tuttavia, un senso di disorientamento nel destinatario e futuro turista.
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Bonaldi, Isabella <1993>. "Le competenze interculturali trasversali del diplomatico interculturale." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/21527.
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GRANATA, ANNA. "LE COMPETENZE INTERCULTURALI DEI GIOVANI DI ORIGINE STRANIERA." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/696.
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Le seconde generazioni dell’immigrazione stanno cambiando il profilo della società italiana e della scuola in particolare (il 10% degli alunni nelle scuole di Milano non sono cittadini italiani). I figli degli immigrati introducono nuovi comportamenti, attitudini, visioni e credi, spesso distanti dallo stile di vita della maggioranza. Allo stesso tempo, questi giovani si sentono a tutti gli effetti italiani, vivendo così una condizione di doppia appartenenza che fa sentire loro come italiani e stranieri allo stesso tempo, condividendo la condizione di crescita dei coetanei italiani, ma condividendo anche le origini dei propri genitori. I loro coetanei italiani possono imparare, attraverso di loro, a confrontarsi con altri stili di pensiero, altri punti di vista, altri significati e valori: un’opportunità di superare un “pensiero unico” e di favorire la diffusione di “menti interculturali”, molto importanti per vivere in una società globale.
La specifica sfida educativa che si è accolta attraverso questo lavoro è stata quella di identificare le profonde potenzialità insite in questa generazione. In questa tesi si propone un modello causale di competenza interculturale dei giovani di origine straniera, il “modello della doppia competenza” basato su due fondamentali dimensioni: la comprensione e il contributo, due dispositivi attraverso cui entrare in relazione efficacemente con persone di altre culture.New second generation of immigrants is changing the face of Italian society and school in particular (there is 10% of non Italian citizens in Milan’s schools today). They bring new behaviours, attitudes, creeds and faiths, far from the majority trends. At the same time, they feel them as Italian people. So, young people born in Italy form immigrant parents are Italian-strangers, Italian and strangers at the same time. They represent a chance to rethink the way to be Italian in our country. Italian young people can learn to confront with other styles of thinking, other points of view, other meanings: this is a chance to rethink own certitudes and to stimulate doubts and questions in the mind and to build “intercultural minds” very useful in global societies. The specific educational challenge (before than social and politic) is finding ways to exploit powers inside presence of second generation youth. In this thesis we propose a causal model of intercultural competence of second generation ethnic youth who are growing up between two languages and two cultures. The “double intercultural competences” model is based on two dimensions: comprehension and contribution, two different ways to meet people of other cultures.
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GRANATA, ANNA. "LE COMPETENZE INTERCULTURALI DEI GIOVANI DI ORIGINE STRANIERA." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/696.
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Le seconde generazioni dell’immigrazione stanno cambiando il profilo della società italiana e della scuola in particolare (il 10% degli alunni nelle scuole di Milano non sono cittadini italiani). I figli degli immigrati introducono nuovi comportamenti, attitudini, visioni e credi, spesso distanti dallo stile di vita della maggioranza. Allo stesso tempo, questi giovani si sentono a tutti gli effetti italiani, vivendo così una condizione di doppia appartenenza che fa sentire loro come italiani e stranieri allo stesso tempo, condividendo la condizione di crescita dei coetanei italiani, ma condividendo anche le origini dei propri genitori. I loro coetanei italiani possono imparare, attraverso di loro, a confrontarsi con altri stili di pensiero, altri punti di vista, altri significati e valori: un’opportunità di superare un “pensiero unico” e di favorire la diffusione di “menti interculturali”, molto importanti per vivere in una società globale.
La specifica sfida educativa che si è accolta attraverso questo lavoro è stata quella di identificare le profonde potenzialità insite in questa generazione. In questa tesi si propone un modello causale di competenza interculturale dei giovani di origine straniera, il “modello della doppia competenza” basato su due fondamentali dimensioni: la comprensione e il contributo, due dispositivi attraverso cui entrare in relazione efficacemente con persone di altre culture.New second generation of immigrants is changing the face of Italian society and school in particular (there is 10% of non Italian citizens in Milan’s schools today). They bring new behaviours, attitudes, creeds and faiths, far from the majority trends. At the same time, they feel them as Italian people. So, young people born in Italy form immigrant parents are Italian-strangers, Italian and strangers at the same time. They represent a chance to rethink the way to be Italian in our country. Italian young people can learn to confront with other styles of thinking, other points of view, other meanings: this is a chance to rethink own certitudes and to stimulate doubts and questions in the mind and to build “intercultural minds” very useful in global societies. The specific educational challenge (before than social and politic) is finding ways to exploit powers inside presence of second generation youth. In this thesis we propose a causal model of intercultural competence of second generation ethnic youth who are growing up between two languages and two cultures. The “double intercultural competences” model is based on two dimensions: comprehension and contribution, two different ways to meet people of other cultures.
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Giolitto, Caterina. "Dare del Tu o del Lei? Osservazioni a partire dall'analisi di manuali di italiano L1 e lingua straniera." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/21296/.
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Chi si occupa di educazione linguistica e di insegnamento/apprendimento delle lingue straniere sa che la componente comunicativa è fondamentale. Se inizialmente si dava più spazio alla grammatica e quindi alla forma, a partire dagli anni ‘70/’80, nel campo dell’acquisizione linguistica, lo sviluppo della competenza pragmatica ha acquisito un ruolo sempre più centrale. Se da un lato è fondamentale lo sviluppo della competenza pragmatica, dall'altro i manuali, che spesso sono la principale fonte di input per gli apprendenti, la trascurano. In questo elaborato si analizzano alcuni manuali non solo di lingua straniera (L2), ma anche di italiano L1 per apprendenti della scuola secondaria di primo grado con lo scopo di verificare se i manuali propongono attività adeguate allo sviluppo della competenza pragmatica.
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SOFFIANTINI, CARLOTTA. "LA DIDATTICA DELL'ITALIANO AD APPRENDENTI STATUNITENSI. PROGETTARE UN SILLABO." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1794.
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La tesi di ricerca traccia un quadro dell’insegnamento dell’italiano agli studenti undergraduate statunitensi.
Attraverso l’analisi della tradizione di studio e insegnamento delle lingue straniere negli Stati Uniti, si conosce il retroterra formativo di provenienza di questi studenti e, mediante la riflessione sui contenuti dei documenti ufficiali della didattica delle lingue, si individuano gli obiettivi della glottodidattica statunitense per l’educazione linguistica e culturale dei propri cittadini.
Si affronta poi il tema dello study abroad mediante l’analisi di: dati sulle scelte degli studenti, programmi universitari statunitensi presenti in Italia, studi americani circa l’importanza delle percezioni degli studenti durante il processo di apprendimento.
L’indagine condotta presso le classi di un Istituto americano di Milano, permette di delineare un profilo dello studente statunitense e di capire le sue aspettative sul corso e sul docente di lingua.
Alla luce di tutte le osservazioni precedenti, si procede con la discussione della natura del sillabo in ambito statunitense e italiano, e si conclude con la progettazione di un sillabo adatto alle esigenze degli studenti statunitensi: la scelta di un sillabo interculturale rappresenta l’incontro delle tradizioni glottodidattiche, statunitense ed europea, e permette allo studente di sviluppare quelle competenze richieste dal mondo globalizzato del ventunesimo secolo.The research explores didactic aspects of teaching the Italian language to American undergraduate students. In considering the tradition of foreign language education and the contents of the official existing frameworks for the teaching of languages in the United States, the research underlines the diverse educational backgrounds of American foreign language students who come to Italy in a study abroad program. The study abroad experience is discussed through data on students’ motivation to choose a study abroad program, and students’ perceptions about their language learning process while they’re in a foreign context. The survey conducted among Italian language students of an American Institute in Milan demonstrates the different academic and linguistic reality students encounter when they come to study in Italy, and their expectations on the course and on the teacher. The dissertation moves on the analysis of the format of the foreign language syllabus and discuss the differences between the American syllabus and the Italian syllabi: designing a culture-based syllabus is the key to improve students’ intercultural competence, in line with the purposes of the United States and European foreign language education program.
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SOFFIANTINI, CARLOTTA. "LA DIDATTICA DELL'ITALIANO AD APPRENDENTI STATUNITENSI. PROGETTARE UN SILLABO." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1794.
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La tesi di ricerca traccia un quadro dell’insegnamento dell’italiano agli studenti undergraduate statunitensi.
Attraverso l’analisi della tradizione di studio e insegnamento delle lingue straniere negli Stati Uniti, si conosce il retroterra formativo di provenienza di questi studenti e, mediante la riflessione sui contenuti dei documenti ufficiali della didattica delle lingue, si individuano gli obiettivi della glottodidattica statunitense per l’educazione linguistica e culturale dei propri cittadini.
Si affronta poi il tema dello study abroad mediante l’analisi di: dati sulle scelte degli studenti, programmi universitari statunitensi presenti in Italia, studi americani circa l’importanza delle percezioni degli studenti durante il processo di apprendimento.
L’indagine condotta presso le classi di un Istituto americano di Milano, permette di delineare un profilo dello studente statunitense e di capire le sue aspettative sul corso e sul docente di lingua.
Alla luce di tutte le osservazioni precedenti, si procede con la discussione della natura del sillabo in ambito statunitense e italiano, e si conclude con la progettazione di un sillabo adatto alle esigenze degli studenti statunitensi: la scelta di un sillabo interculturale rappresenta l’incontro delle tradizioni glottodidattiche, statunitense ed europea, e permette allo studente di sviluppare quelle competenze richieste dal mondo globalizzato del ventunesimo secolo.The research explores didactic aspects of teaching the Italian language to American undergraduate students. In considering the tradition of foreign language education and the contents of the official existing frameworks for the teaching of languages in the United States, the research underlines the diverse educational backgrounds of American foreign language students who come to Italy in a study abroad program. The study abroad experience is discussed through data on students’ motivation to choose a study abroad program, and students’ perceptions about their language learning process while they’re in a foreign context. The survey conducted among Italian language students of an American Institute in Milan demonstrates the different academic and linguistic reality students encounter when they come to study in Italy, and their expectations on the course and on the teacher. The dissertation moves on the analysis of the format of the foreign language syllabus and discuss the differences between the American syllabus and the Italian syllabi: designing a culture-based syllabus is the key to improve students’ intercultural competence, in line with the purposes of the United States and European foreign language education program.
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Irwin, Katherine S. "Developing interculturally competent and global citizens : an intercultural communications course for high school students /." Click here to view full text, 2007.
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Michelino, Denise <1992>. "The intercultural communicative competence." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/8779.
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Questa tesi analizza il ruolo centrale che ha la competenza comunicativa interculturale negli scambi comunicativi. Attraverso l'analisi delle sue diverse componenti si mette in luce il fatto che essa è indispensabile e che possedere solo una buona competenza linguistica, in una lingua, non sia sufficiente per raggiungere una buona comunicazione. Sono mostrati infatti alcuni dei possibili problemi che possono nascere se non si pone sufficiente attenzione alle diversità culturali e quindi ai processi mentali che un individuo possiede, dovuti alla sua cultura. Si spiega anche la rilevanza della comunicazione non verbale con le sue manifestazioni negli scambi comunicativi e il concetto di cultura e il suo legame alla lingua, spiegando che sono interdipendenti l'una dall'altra. Nella seconda parte la tesi include uno studio di caso effettuato in scuola superiore a studenti italiani e stranieri. Si metteranno in luce le diversità culturali e quindi l'incidenza della cultura nel rapporto fra gli individui. Si evidenzierà il fatto che avere valori e modi di rapportarsi diversi possa diventare la causa principale di fraintendimenti e quindi portare a discussioni. Obiettivo di questa tesi è quindi quello di far capire che la cultura è presente in qualsiasi scambio comunicativo e incide su di esso in maniera consistente. Usare un modello di competenza comunicativa interculturale aiuta a generare comportamenti che possano portare a comunicazioni ottimali con gli stranieri.
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Tsukanova, Daria. "Quelles compétences en communication interculturelle développer pour l'expatriation professionnelle ? : étude de cas sur l'expatriation de France en Russie, de Russie en France." Thesis, Bordeaux 3, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BOR30041/document.
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Ce travail doctoral est consacré au développement des compétences en communication interculturelle dans le contexte professionnel à l’international. La transversalité du champ de recherche a révélé la nécessité de mettre en concordance divers courants épistémologiques, en théorisant les rapports entre culture, compétences, communication, identités et valeurs. Ce projet de recherche s'est effectué sur la base d'un accord international instaurant la codirection des recherches entre l'Université de Bordeaux Montaigne (sciences de l’information et communication) et l’Université de l'Amitié des Peuples en Russie (R.U.D.N) (Sociologie de gestion). Le travail présente les différences culturelles influençant la communication interculturelle, parmi lesquelles se trouvent celles liées à la structure sociale, aux traditions et aux normes de comportement, la culture des entreprises, les habitudes et les préférences des employés en raison des attentes des rôles sociaux qui sont attribués par les institutions éducatives. La partie pratique de l’étude est propose une analyse d’interviews semi-directifs enregistrés dans le cadre d’un projet intitulé « Dialogue interculturel professionnel Russie-France ». Il s’agit d’une étude qualitative complétée d’un questionnaire à choix multiples auprès d’employés travaillant dans un autre pays que leur pays d’origine (soixante-dix interviews : 35 entretiens avec des cadres russes qui travaillent en France et 35 entretiens avec des cadres français qui travaillent en Russie). Pour présenter les résultats de la recherche l’auteur de la thèse utilise une analyse de contenu qui a permis d’élaborer une liste d’éléments socioculturels qui influencent le développement de la compétence professionnelle en communication interculturelle : la dimension temporelle, l'expérience de l'interaction interculturelle dans les moments de crise, la motivation et l’évolution du statut de l’individu sur les deux niveaux « personnel » et « interpersonnel », les facteurs « économiques » et facteurs «intangibles » tels que la reconnaissance de l'individu , les facteurs linguistiques, une attitude envers les stéréotypes et les traditions). Le travail de recherche propose un modèle pour la sélection et la préparation des cadres dans le domaine de la coopération internationale. Ce modèle consiste en éléments nécessaires pour identifier les principales stratégies cibles de modèles d’apprentissage interculturel afin d’appréhender a. une nouvelle expérience interculturelle b. une évolution du statut et de la réputation professionnelle et personnelle de l'individu c. l'apprentissage des langues étrangères. Le travail introduit une notion centrale à la thèse, celle d’ «espace de coopération interculturelle » compris comme un zone de sécurité, où personne ne prétend détruire de valeurs ou traditions culturelles, mais où chacun se trouve en état de coopérationThis doctoral work is devoted to the development of intercultural communication skills in the international professional context. The transversality of the field of research has revealed the need to reconcile various epistemological currents, theorizing the relationships between culture, skills, communication, identities and values. This research project was carried out on the basis of an international agreement establishing co-direction of research between the University of Bordeaux Montaigne (information sciences and communication) and the University of Friendship between People in Russia ( RUDN) (Sociology of Management). The work presents the cultural differences influencing intercultural communication, among which are those related to social structure, traditions and norms of behavior, corporate culture, habits and preferences of employees due to expectations of social roles that are awarded by educational institutions. The practical part of the study is an analysis of semi-structured interviews recorded as part of a project entitled "Russia-France intercultural professional dialogue". This is a qualitative study completed by a multiple-choice questionnaire with employees working in a country other than their country of origin (seventy interviews: 35 interviews with Russian executives working in France and 35 interviews with French managers working in Russia). To present the results of the research, the author of the thesis uses a content analysis that has made it possible to draw up a list of sociocultural elements that influence the development of professional competence in intercultural communication: the temporal dimension, the experience of intercultural interaction in moments of crisis, motivation and evolution of the status of the individual on both "personal" and "interpersonal" levels, "economic" factors and "intangible" factors such as recognition of individual, linguistic factors, an attitude towards stereotypes and traditions). The research work proposes a model for the selection and preparation of executives in the field of international cooperation. This model consists of the elements necessary to identify the main target strategies of intercultural learning models in order to apprehend at. a new intercultural experience b. an evolution of the status and professional and personal reputation of the individual c. learning foreign languages. The work introduces a central notion to the thesis, that of "intercultural cooperation space" understood as a security zone, where no one claims to destroy cultural values or traditions, but where everyone is in a state of cooperation
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Zhao, Chun-Mei. "Intercultural Competence: A Quantitative Study of the Significance of Intercultural Competence and the Influence of College Experiences on Students' Intercultural Competence Development." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27721.
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This research is a detailed look at intercultural competence, an issue showing escalating importance in today's higher education and the society at large. In this study, intercultural competence was defined in light of the concept of culture and the contact hypothesis. Person-environment interaction theory and college impact theories were incorporated as theoretical foundations for the operationalization of this research. The development of students' intercultural competence was examined from two perspectives--intercultural competence is viewed both as a desirable outcome of college education and as an active environment component that exerts important influence on students' self-reported gains.
Findings of this study evidenced that a variety of college activities, especially those emphasizing cooperative and associated learning, play important role in students' intercultural competence development. Intercultural competence, in turn, has substantially positive effect in student gains in multiple realms. The intrinsic influences of student characteristics were also examined. In the end, previous research was drawn upon to scrutinize the findings of this study. Implications to future practice and policy as well as the values and limitations of this study were also presented.Ph. D.
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Blanquet, Sarah Martine Dominique. "Puentes interculturales : Implicaciones de las creencias sobre la competencia intercultural de profesores en formación pertenecientes al máster MULTIELE." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Romanska och klassiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-118374.
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En el marco del programa Erasmus Mundus de Aprendizaje y Enseñanza de Español en contextos multilingües e internacionales (MULTIELE), profesores en formación de diferentes orígenes participan en estadías académicas en varias universidades localizadas en diferentes países y realizan prácticas en un contexto externo. La presente investigación busca analizar cuáles son las creencias de siete de estos profesores en formación con respecto a la competencia intercultural, en qué medida se ven influidas por sus experiencias vivenciales y sus aprendizaje durante el programa de máster. A través del análisis cualitativo de siete entrevistas semi-estructuradas, los resultados muestran una falta de definición del concepto de competencia intercultural y su trabajo en el aula, una estrecha vinculación entre las experiencias vivenciales y la concepción de la competencia intercultural y la necesidad de un mayor desarrollo teórico en el área durante el máster. La discusión y las conclusiones ofrecen sugerencias basadas en estas observaciones y sugieren futuras líneas de investigación.Within the Erasmus Mundus program for Teaching and Learning Spanish in Multilingual and International Contexts (MULTIELE), pre-service teachers from different backgrounds participate in academic stays in several universities located in different countries and complete their internships in an external context. This research paper seeks to analyze the beliefs of seven pre-service teachers regarding intercultural competence, taking into account their life experiences and the master’s program. Through the qualitative study of seven semi-structured interviews, results show a lack of definition in the concept of intercultural competence and its teaching, a tight link between life experiences and the conception of this competence and a need for theoretical training during the master’s program regarding this topic. The discussion and conclusions offer some proposals based on these observations and suggest further research lines.
Dans le cadre du programme Erasmus Mundus pour l'enseignement et l'apprentissage de l'espagnol en contextes multilingues et des internationaux (MULTIELE), des futurs enseignants de différents horizons participent à des séjours universitaires dans plusieurs universités situées dans différents pays et complètent leurs stages dans un contexte externe. Ce travail vise à analyser les croyances de sept futurs enseignants par rapport à la compétence interculturelle, en tenant compte de leurs expériences de vie et au long du programme de maîtrise. Grâce à l'étude qualitative de sept entretiens semi-structurés, les résultats montrent un manque de définition de la notion de compétence interculturelle et de son enseignement, un lien étroit entre les expériences de vie et la conception de cette compétence et la nécessité d'une formation théorique pendant le programme de maîtrise en ce qui concerne ce sujet. La discussion et les conclusions offrent des propositions fondées sur ces observations et suggèrent de nouvelles lignes de recherche.
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FRANZINI, MANILA. "FORMAZIONE ALLE COMPETENZE INTERCULTURALI NELL'ADOZIONE INTERNAZIONALE." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/697.
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La formazione alle competenze interculturali nasce dalla volontà di approfondire una tematica particolarmente discussa nell’ambito internazionale. Affrontare il tema della formazione alle competenze interculturali, e ancor di più nell’ambito dell’adozione internazionale, rappresenta una sfida ed un’enorme potenzialità per coloro che sono direttamente impegnati nelle attività di adozione internazionale. Lo studio ha posto in evidenza la necessità della formazione delle coppie aspiranti all’adozione e dei genitori adottivi, per poter rendere possibile una trasformazione profonda. La ricerca si compone di una parte sperimentale che ha visto il coinvolgimento della maggior parte degli enti autorizzati italiani che si occupano di formare le coppie all’adozione. Nella seconda parte dello studio, si è compiuta un’analisi in profondità dei percorsi formativi progettati e realizzati da tre enti autorizzati italiani, quali AFN (Azione per Famiglie Nuove), AIBI (Associazione Amici dei Bambini) e CIAI (Centro Italiano Aiuto all’Infanzia). E’ stato possibile delineare degli approcci specifici e degli elementi caratterizzanti tali percorsi, emersi nel confronto tra le realtà associative. Gli interrogativi iniziali e gli approfondimenti effettuati con lo studio di casi, hanno reso possibile il riconoscimento dell’incidenza della dimensione educativa nel percorso adottivo e l’individuazione di tre orientamenti formativi. I presupposti indicati, che hanno favorito l’individuazione di un quadro concettuale di riferimento ed un assetto applicativo, hanno aperto nuove prospettive di sviluppo sul tema delle competenze interculturali nell’ambito dell’adozione internazionale. Nell’ultima parte del testo si sono approfondite le definizioni intorno al concetto di competenze, ed in particolare di competenze interculturali. L’analisi sulle competenze ha mostrato l’esistenza di differenti modelli di competenze culturali, transculturali ed interculturali. Questa ricerca ha approfondito sia il significato delle competenze interculturali per le coppie e i genitori adottivi, sia le caratteristiche di una formazione alle competenze interculturali, indicando delle possibili modalità di applicazione.Training in intercultural matters arises from the need of going into depth of a subject particularly discussed in international circles. To face the subject of training in intercultural matters and, even more in the matter of international adoption, represents a challenge and an enormous potential for those who are directly involved in the activity of international adoption. Studies have underlined necessity of training prospective and adoptive parents, in order to ensure a transformation. The research is made up of an experimental method which involves a large number of Authorised Italian Organizations which deal with training of adoptive families. In part of this study, was made a analysis of training systems realised by three Authorised Organizations, such have AFN (Azione per Famiglie Nuove), AIBI (Associazione Amici dei Bambini) and CIAI (Centro Italiano Aiuto all’Infanzia). It was possible to identify some specific approaches and some characteristic elements of these approaches, which arose when comparing realities. The initial questions and studies made when cases were examined made it possible to recognise the incidence of the educational size of the adoption schedule and the indication of three training methods. The indicated suppositions, which favoured the selection of a conceptual item of reference and possible application, opened a new prospective for development of the subject of intercultural matters in international adoption circles. In the last part of the text, the definition of the concept of competences was thoroughly defined and in particular intercultural competences. The analysis of competences showed the existence of different forms of cultural, transcultural and intercultural competences. This research has explained the significance of intercultural duties for prospective and adoptive parents. Be they the characteristics in the training of intercultural duties, indicating possible ways of application.
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FRANZINI, MANILA. "FORMAZIONE ALLE COMPETENZE INTERCULTURALI NELL'ADOZIONE INTERNAZIONALE." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/697.
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La formazione alle competenze interculturali nasce dalla volontà di approfondire una tematica particolarmente discussa nell’ambito internazionale. Affrontare il tema della formazione alle competenze interculturali, e ancor di più nell’ambito dell’adozione internazionale, rappresenta una sfida ed un’enorme potenzialità per coloro che sono direttamente impegnati nelle attività di adozione internazionale. Lo studio ha posto in evidenza la necessità della formazione delle coppie aspiranti all’adozione e dei genitori adottivi, per poter rendere possibile una trasformazione profonda. La ricerca si compone di una parte sperimentale che ha visto il coinvolgimento della maggior parte degli enti autorizzati italiani che si occupano di formare le coppie all’adozione. Nella seconda parte dello studio, si è compiuta un’analisi in profondità dei percorsi formativi progettati e realizzati da tre enti autorizzati italiani, quali AFN (Azione per Famiglie Nuove), AIBI (Associazione Amici dei Bambini) e CIAI (Centro Italiano Aiuto all’Infanzia). E’ stato possibile delineare degli approcci specifici e degli elementi caratterizzanti tali percorsi, emersi nel confronto tra le realtà associative. Gli interrogativi iniziali e gli approfondimenti effettuati con lo studio di casi, hanno reso possibile il riconoscimento dell’incidenza della dimensione educativa nel percorso adottivo e l’individuazione di tre orientamenti formativi. I presupposti indicati, che hanno favorito l’individuazione di un quadro concettuale di riferimento ed un assetto applicativo, hanno aperto nuove prospettive di sviluppo sul tema delle competenze interculturali nell’ambito dell’adozione internazionale. Nell’ultima parte del testo si sono approfondite le definizioni intorno al concetto di competenze, ed in particolare di competenze interculturali. L’analisi sulle competenze ha mostrato l’esistenza di differenti modelli di competenze culturali, transculturali ed interculturali. Questa ricerca ha approfondito sia il significato delle competenze interculturali per le coppie e i genitori adottivi, sia le caratteristiche di una formazione alle competenze interculturali, indicando delle possibili modalità di applicazione.Training in intercultural matters arises from the need of going into depth of a subject particularly discussed in international circles. To face the subject of training in intercultural matters and, even more in the matter of international adoption, represents a challenge and an enormous potential for those who are directly involved in the activity of international adoption. Studies have underlined necessity of training prospective and adoptive parents, in order to ensure a transformation. The research is made up of an experimental method which involves a large number of Authorised Italian Organizations which deal with training of adoptive families. In part of this study, was made a analysis of training systems realised by three Authorised Organizations, such have AFN (Azione per Famiglie Nuove), AIBI (Associazione Amici dei Bambini) and CIAI (Centro Italiano Aiuto all’Infanzia). It was possible to identify some specific approaches and some characteristic elements of these approaches, which arose when comparing realities. The initial questions and studies made when cases were examined made it possible to recognise the incidence of the educational size of the adoption schedule and the indication of three training methods. The indicated suppositions, which favoured the selection of a conceptual item of reference and possible application, opened a new prospective for development of the subject of intercultural matters in international adoption circles. In the last part of the text, the definition of the concept of competences was thoroughly defined and in particular intercultural competences. The analysis of competences showed the existence of different forms of cultural, transcultural and intercultural competences. This research has explained the significance of intercultural duties for prospective and adoptive parents. Be they the characteristics in the training of intercultural duties, indicating possible ways of application.
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Jokikokko, K. (Katri). "Teachers' intercultural learning and competence." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2010. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514263705.
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Abstract The aim of this research is to provide more theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding on the process of teachers’ intercultural learning and the nature of intercultural competence in teachers’ work. It is a qualitative study based on various types of questionnaires and interviews collected from former ITE (Intercultural Teacher Education) students in the Department of Educational Sciences in the University of Oulu. The research consists of five articles and a summary part. The research falls with in the area of intercultural education. The theoretical framework of the research is based on critical pedagogy, various models of intercultural competence as well as various learning theories (transformative, experiential, sociocultural) which are seen as approaches that provide analytical and theoretical tools for understanding intercultural learning. Phenomenographical and narrative research approaches construct the methodological framework for the research. The data have been collected twice. The first data consist of open-ended questionnaires (15) and half-structured interviews (10). This set of data was analysed phenomenographically. The second data consist of 10 biographical interviews which are analysed narratively. The main results of the study suggest that, according to the conceptions of the research subjects, teachers’ intercultural competence is less related to specific skills and knowledge than it is comprised of a holistic approach to issues. It is perceived more as an ethical orientation to people, life and diversity, which guides a person’s thinking and behavior rather than an ability to perform something well in an intercultural environment. On the basis of the research, teachers’ intercultural learning processes differ, depending on the person’s background, living environment and other experiences. There does not seem to be only one theory that would comprehensively describe this varied process. Teachers’ intercultural learning is a process involving the combination of formal and informal learning. While it can be a gradual process affected by various life experiences, it sometimes occurs rather suddenly through crises and turning points as assumed in transformative theory. The significant roles of environment and other people for intercultural learning are obvious although individual self-reflection is needed as well. The research also highlights the importance of emotionally strong experiences for intercultural learningTiivistelmä Tutkimuksen tarkoitus on tuoda lisää teoreettista ja käytännöllistä tietoa ja ymmärrystä opettajien interkulttuurisen oppimisen prosessista sekä interkulttuurisen kompetenssin luonteesta. Tutkimus on luonteeltaan laadullinen, ja se perustuu erityyppisiin kyselylomakkeisiin ja haastatteluihin, joita olen kerännyt entisiltä Oulun Yliopiston Kasvatustieteellisen tiedekunnan ITE (Interkulttuurinen opettajankoulutus) -ohjelman opiskelijoilta. Tutkimus koostuu viidestä artikkelista ja yhteenveto-osasta. Tutkimus sijoittuu interkulttuurisen kasvatuksen alueelle. Tutkimuksen teoreettinen viitekehys pohjautuu kriittiseen pedagogiikkaan, interkulttuurisen kompetenssin malleihin sekä erilaisiin oppimisteorioihin (transformatiivinen, kokemuksellinen ja sosiokulttuurinen). Näiden teorioiden katson tarjoavan analyyttisiä ja teoreettisia välineitä interkulttuurisen oppimisen ymmärtämiseen. Tutkimusmetodologiana olen soveltanut fenomenografista ja narratiivista lähestymistapaa. Aineistoa olen kerännyt kahdesti. Ensimmäinen aineisto koostuu avoimista kyselylomakkeista (15) ja puolistrukturoiduista haastatteluista (10). Tämän aineiston analysoin fenomenografisesti. Toinen aineisto koostuu 10 elämänkerrallisesta haastattelusta, jotka analysoin narratiivisesti. Tutkimuksen päätulosten mukaan opettajat eivät koe interkulttuurista kompetenssia niinkään erityisinä taitoina tai tietoina vaan enemmän kokonaisvaltaisena lähestymistapana. Opettajien mukaan interkulttuurinen kompetenssi on ennen kaikkea eettinen orientaatio ihmisiä, elämää ja moninaisuutta kohtaan. Sen katsotaan ohjaavan ihmisen ajattelua ja toimintaa kokonaisvaltaisesti, eikä sitä siis nähdä pelkästään kykynä suorittaa jotain taitavasti monikulttuurisessa ympäristössä. Tutkimuksen tulosten pohjalta voidaan sanoa, että opettajien interkulttuurisen oppimisen prosessit ovat moninaisia riippuen henkilön taustasta, elinympäristöstä ja muista kokemuksista. Mikään kuvatuista oppimisteorioista ei näytä kokonaisvaltaisesti selittävän ja kuvaavan tätä moninaista prosessia. Opettajien kulttuurienvälinen oppiminen sisältää formaalia, informaalia ja nonformaalia oppimista. Se voi olla vähittäinen prosessi, johon erilaiset elämänkokemukset vaikuttavat pikkuhiljaaa. Se voi joskus tapahtua myös yhtäkkisesti kriisien ja elämänmuutosten kautta, kuten transformatiivisen oppimisen teoriassa oletetaan. Merkittävillä toisilla sekä ympäristöllä on interkulttuurisessa oppimisessa suuri rooli, vaikka yksilöllistäkin reflektiota tarvitaan. Tutkimuksessa nousi keskeiseksi myös tunneperäisesti vahvojen kokemusten merkitys interkulttuurisessa oppimisessa
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Alkheshnam, Abeer. "Intercultural competence : components and measurement." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553751.
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This thesis reports three studies which examined the components of intercultural competence, developed methods for measuring these components, examined how these components are related to each other, and examined differences in intercultural competence as a function of gender, age, minority vs. majority status and multilingual status. Study 1 developed a set of quantitative scales for measuring the different components of intercultural competence using students from the University of Surrey, while Study 2 tested these scales further using students from the University of Kuwait. These two studies showed that 12 different components of intercultural competence could be measured using these scales. Study 3 used the same scales to collect data from secondary school students in Kuwait at the beginning and at the end of a school year. Study 3 showed that the intercultural competence of these school students did not develop over the year, and was not enhanced by an educational intervention. Study 3 also showed that the intercultural competence of these school students was sometimes but not always related to their attitudes to people from other cultural groups. Taken together, the three studies revealed that the components of intercultural competence can be measured using quantitative scales, that these components tend to be positively correlated with each other, and that females, older individuals, minority individuals and individuals who speak multiple languages tend to have higher levels of intercultural competence. However, intercultural competence does not always develop across the course of a single school year in the absence of intercultural training or intercultural experiences.
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Rodríguez, Prieto Joseba. "“…La cultura se encuentra en una constante de flujo e intercambio de ideas…”. Conciencia intercultural en aprendientes hindús y profesores nativos de español residentes en la India." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för spanska, portugisiska och latinamerikastudier, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-80666.
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This study aims to investigate the representations that Indian students have of Hispanic cultures and, on the other hand, to assess the degree to which native Spanish teachers give importance to the intercultural competence in teaching an L2. This research has been carried out by means of questionnaires and interviews with teachers and students of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL). The data, gathered through the questionnaires and interviews, show a clash between the Indian students´ self-stereotypes and their other-stereotypes regarding the Hispanics. The results also show a contradiction between the will and determination of the SFL teachers to incorporate "intercultural" elements in their teaching practice and the feeble extent to which they manage to do so.
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Oliver, Cree 1972. "Lehrwerk facilitation of intercultural communicative competence." Monash University, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/5796.
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Polk, Pamela. "Intercultural competence for public health nurses." Scholarly Commons, 2005. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/625.
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Public health nurses are required to communicate important communicable disease and preventative health information to an increasing number of immigrants and refugees accessing the American public health system. They must also obtain information on a broad scope of topics about clients and/or their children. Little attention has been paid to the study of intercultural communication between public health nurses and their diverse clientele. The purpose of this study was to identify barriers affecting communication between public health nurses and their immigrant and refugee clients. The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity developed by Milton Bennett provided a conceptual framework for review and analysis of study results. Data were collected using semi-structured formal interviews with a network sample of 17 nurses. Analysis of the data indicated four major themes: (1) common use of a Western- European, ethnocentric communication style; (2) insufficient recognition of how the dominant culture's values, beliefs, and behaviors affect those from non-dominant cultures; (3) inadequate or irrelevant prior diversity training; and ( 4) lack of available and competent interpreters necessary for translation of information during interviews. These categories capture the essential barriers preventing effective communication with culturally diverse clients.
From the perspective of the nurses, communication barriers due to cultural or language differences result in difficulty obtaining compliance with public health mandates such as childhood immunization and medication regimens, and limit understanding of preventative healthcare practices. The results of this study provide information and insight for the development of intercultural sensitivity training for public health nurses. A training program that demonstrates cultural training theory, methods, and suggested sequencing is included. An additional sample training outline follows that offers public health nurses culture specific information regarding Hmong refugees.
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Shah-Gordon, Ruta. "Intercultural Competence Development through Civic Engagement." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1468846309.
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Vallejo, Garcia Jose Luis. "Intercultural competence as a conductive factor of managers' readiness for organizational change." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012STRAB010/document.
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L’objectif de cette thèse est d’identifier les compétences interculturelles qui déterminent la disposition des gestionnaires au changement organisationnel. Pour ce faire, nous avons analysé l’influence des compétences interculturelles, impliquant des aptitudes cognitives, des habiletés émotives et des compétences comportementales/sociales chez les gestionnaires, sur la disposition au changement. Afin de tester notre modèle de recherche, incluant douze hypothèses principales nous avons eu recours à une enquête avec un questionnaire électronique auto-administré. Notre échantillon total compte cinq cent cinquante- sept personnes en provenance de soixante-huit pays différents. Les personnes interrogées, des salariés d’entreprises, occupent des postes à différents niveaux hiérarchiques : au niveau stratégique, mais aussi au niveau opérationnel, c’est-à- dire, des gestionnaires qui sont responsables de la planification à long terme, du contrôle du progrès, ou de la supervision quotidienne des opérations. La compréhension du concept de la compétence interculturelle était un aspect essentiel dans cette thèse de doctorat. La partie théorique a donc été écrite discrétionnairement par le chercheur au sujet des références choisies sur lesquelles le cadre conceptuel a été établi. Une partie empirique a été soutenue avec une analyse méthodologique quantitative afin de prouver qu’il y a une corrélation positive significative entre la compétence interculturelle et la disposition des gestionnaires au changement organisationnelThe object of this thesis is to discover the intercultural competencies that determine manager’s readiness for organizational change. Through the analysis of twelve main hypotheses; regarded as intercultural competence; involving cognitive capabilities, emotional abilities and behavioural/social skills in managers; and their influence on readiness for change, the procedure to validate the general hypothesis includes an electronic self-administered questionnaire and a total of five hundred and fifty seven respondents from sixty-eight different nationalities. The respondents are managers of corporations who hold strategic, tactical or operational management positions; that is, managers who are responsible for long-term planning, progress monitoring, or day-to-day operational supervision.The understanding of the concept of intercultural competence is a central aspect in this dissertation and therefore the theoretical part has been written discretionarily by the researcher concerning the selected references upon which the conceptual framework was built. An empirical part is supported with a quantitative methodological analysis in order to prove that there is a significant positive correlation between intercultural competence and managers’ readiness for organizational change
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Anderson, Aaron. "An exploration of the intercultural competence and the cross-cultural experiences of educational psychologists in the United Kingdom." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34340.
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The United Kingdom (UK) is becoming increasingly diverse (Office for National Statistics, 2013). Educational psychologists in the UK will need to feel competent in providing services to an increasingly multicultural population. This research study used a mixed method, two-phase, sequential, explanatory study design to explore the self-perceived intercultural competence of UK educational psychologists and trainee educational psychologists (EP/Ts). The study also explored EP/Ts experiences of working with culturally diverse populations. The first phase of this research study used an online adapted version of the MCCTS-R (Holcomb-McCoy & Myers, 1999; Munoz, 2009), and the second phase built upon the first phase with follow-up semi-structured interviews, analysed using Braun & Clarke's (2006) thematic analysis. The results of this research study present a breadth and depth of information. EP/Ts generally perceived themselves to be competent to work cross-culturally with particular areas of competence including knowledge of assessment bias, poverty effects, and positive attitudes towards diverse cultures. EP/Ts also reported areas of lower competence including theories of racial/ethnic identity development, limited experiences of community work and limited knowledge of community resources. However, EP/Ts perceptions about development needs depended upon their awareness. The process of participating in the study raised awareness of gaps in knowledge and limitations in practice. The study concludes with a discussion of implications for the practice of EP/Ts.
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Harpster, Tomoko. "Toward intercultural competence : intercultural training for Japanese students in the United States." Scholarly Commons, 2010. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/761.
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Huang, Yuelu. "Intercultural competence and international business relationship development." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431503.
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Cooper, Tara L. "Intercultural competency development in student success courses." Scholarly Commons, 2011. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/779.
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Intercultural development is not an intentional goal or expected outcome for College Success courses. However, since such courses are designed to help students adapt to academic and campus cultures, an overlap and alignment between the development of intercultural skills and competence and the development of college competence might exist. This thesis investigated the degree to which intercultural learning was integrated into College Success courses at the curricular level, in instruction practices, and in the individual learning experiences of students, and it also identified current instructional activities most amenable to further targeting of intercultural learning. The research was guided by the following three questions. 1) What are the ways, if any, in which intercultural skills align with those skills seen as necessary for students' successful adaptation in academic and professional settings? 2) Do College Success instructors intentionally or unintentionally incorporate intercultural competence development into the curriculum and instruction? 3) What, if any, are the ways in which instructional practices in College Success courses contribute to intercultural skill development and help students leverage their current experiences with cultural differences? The research was focused on the study of one College Success class at a community college. Data was collected through multiple methods. Class sessions were observed. Interviews were conducted with students in the course, the instructor and the administrator responsible for the course. Documents, including the course syllabus, student learning outcomes, a selection of assignments and the course textbook were reviewed and analyzed. Research findings suggest that there is significant alignment between the development of college competence, as fostered in the College Success course studied, and the development intercultural competence, though such was unintentional and unrecognized by the instructor. The data also illuminated areas where course learning outcomes, curriculum, and instruction could be modified to further support the development of intercultural competency.
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Kugai, K. "Importance of intercultural competence for future interpreters." Thesis, Громадська наукова організація "Всеукраїнська асамблея докторів наук з державного управління", 2022. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/19277.
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The work deals with the issue of future interpreters’ professional competence, namely intercultural competence. The formation of intercultural competence plays an important role in interpreters’ training. Future specialists in the field of translation must be able to interpret the speech behaviour of communicators, know the rules of courtesy inherent in a particular linguistic and cultural environment, and be able to follow them.
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Lin, Yi. "Chinese International Students’ Intercultural Communication Competence and Intercultural Communication Apprehension in the USA." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1516.
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This study investigated the intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication apprehension of Chinese international students. Participants in the study consisted of Chinese international students over 18 years old studying at two 4-year public universities in the southeastern United States. The study participants completed 2 online survey questionnaires: the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS), which measured the degree of intercultural communication competence, and the Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension (PRICA), which measured the degree of intercultural communication apprehension. The findings of the study indicated a significant relationship between Chinese international students' intercultural communication competence and their intercultural apprehension. Findings also noted that gender, age, number of U.S. friends, and level of education were not factors predicting the participants' degree of intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication apprehension. However, frequency of speaking English outside of the classroom was an important factor indicating differences in the degree of the study participants' intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication apprehension. In addition, the study revealed that the length of time in the United States affected participants' intercultural communication competence but not their intercultural communication apprehension.
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Hotta, Muneo. "Intercultural communication competence and intercultural adjustment of Japanese business sojourners and their spouses." PDXScholar, 1991. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4268.
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The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship among intercultural communication competence, attitudes toward the U.S. culture, and linguistic skills in English for Japanese business sojourners and their spouses living in the United States.
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Bergkamp, Jude A. "The Paradox of Emotionality & Competence in Multicultural Competency Training: A Grounded Theory." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1275422585.
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Quigg, Seth Watson. "Intercultural Competency Assessment through International Cultural Immersion Programs." Thesis, Prescott College, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1539431.
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This study examines how implementing ethnographic tools and techniques into an international cultural immersion program (ICIP) curriculum specifically influences group members' intercultural competency. For this study, an ethnographic inquiry curriculum is introduced to participants of three different World Challenge Exp edition (WCE) courses. Ethnographic tools and techniques included photo elicitation interviews, structured journaling and taking field notes, and observational activities. WCEs is an international cultural immersion organization based out of the United Kingdom with branches in Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, the United States,and Hong Kong and runs programs eight to 28-days in length. To gauge the effects the tools and techniques have on each group member's intercultural competency pre and post expedition surveys, and end-of-expedition interviews were employed. Literature on experiential education, ethnography, ethnographic tools and tech niques, and intercultural competencies support the overall project. Additionally, the results, data analysis, discussion of the findings, and recommendations for future studies are presented to summarize and solidify the overall research study. The study results showed that approximately half of the total study population increased their capacity to listen and observe because of the implementation of ethnographic tools and techniques. Additionally, the implementation of ethnographic tools and techniques may have provided insight into how the host culture, and family life are more similar than different to theirs back home. The group member's qualitative answers to the interview questions provided interculturally competent answers and looks in part to be due to the use of ethnographic tools and techniques.
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Samuel, Joan. "Intercultural competency in English art and design education." Thesis, UCL Institute of Education (IOE), 2009. http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/20589/.
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The enquiry brings a generalist perspective to bear on the culture of art and design education. The disciplinary location is Intercultural Studies and the high modernist, constructivist framework justifies a critique of positivist approaches to research in the cultural field. Selected literary and visual texts are regarded as primary research data and are analysed from competing epistemological positions. The problem addressed IS an apparent neglect of the intercultural dimension of art education in England, and the need for greater attention to, and competency in, this area. English visual culture is featured, exemplified in National Trust properties and other English locations, including some associated with diasporic African Caribbean, South Asian and Jewish communities. Although the National Curriculum requires British citizenship to be addressed, exceptionally for the United Kingdom as a whole, local, English identity is largely ignored. The lack ofthis element of reflexivity is central to the problem. Three, theoretically conflicting, persistent, historiographic narratives explore intercultural competency in English art and art education - and they are each critically examined. Taken together, they demonstrate how extensive and com plex intercultural matters have become at the turn of the twen tieth century. They are supported by investigations of GCSE Art, and other examples of art educational practice identify interstitial dilemmas. It is concluded that art teachers need to become interculturally competent in the contemporary, globalised environment - and that this could be assisted through formal assessment. Proposed benchmarks include: multidimensional contextualisation of art "here and now, then and there"; theoretical rigour in engaging with contrasting narratives and ensuing difficulties; recognising the significance of Englishness within British identity and its integration into intercultural discourse. Proposals are made for change in the higher education of art teachers. The thesis claims to be original: in considering intercultural competency as a subject for assessment, in focusing on English identity, and in its even- handed respect for "traditionalist", "reforming" and "postmodernist" narratives.
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Макаренко, О. Є. "Intercultural Competence of a Teacher and Teacher Education." Thesis, ВВП "Мрія", 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/59457.
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The article is devoted to the importance of interciltural competence of a teacher both at school and university at present as a way to adapt Ukrainian higher institutions to the educational requirements of the pologna process. The article also gives tha targets and the goals of the intercultural competence trainings for teachers.Стаття присвячена важливості міжкультурної компетентності вчителя школи та викладача вищого навчалоного закладу в сучасних умовах освіти як складової адаптації українських навчальних закладів до освітніх вимог Болонського процесу. В статті також наведено цілі та задачі реалізації міжкультурної компетентності для педагогічної освіти.
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Araújo, Sofia Isabel Pereira. "Intercultural English competence for citizenship : a Portuguese study." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/2856.
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Mestrado em Estudos InglesesÉ reconhecido que o ensino de Línguas Estrangeiras é uma das áreas em que valores de cidadania podem ser desenvolvidos, dada a flexibilidade dos conteúdos que o ensino de línguas envolve, que podem ir desde literatura a debates, a estudo dos media ou actividades diversificadas sobre tópicos de interesse. O Conselho da Europa recomenda o plurilinguísmo como uma ferramenta importante para a educação de cidadania democrática numa Europa plurilingue. Na presente dissertação, irei demonstrar/argumentar que a Língua Inglesa, com a sua natureza pluricentrada e intercultural e a sua predominância como língua mais ensinada nas escolas, terá um papel importante e especial a desempenhar nestes processos. Tomando como base a análise dos manuais mais vendidos em Portugal para o ensino de Inglês e de questionários dados a alunos e professores do 10º e 11º anos, irei argumentar que conteúdos melhor apoiarão uma necessária mudança no ênfase do ensino formal de Inglês, em direcção a um maior envolvimento em assuntos globais/mundiais e um ensino que contemple a educação para uma participação mais activa e habilitada na sociedade. ABSTRACT: It is recognised that foreign language education is one of the areas where citizenship values can be developed, given the flexible content that language teaching involves, which ranges from literature or debates, to media studies or diversified activities on focus topics. Moreover, the Council of Europe recommends plurilingualism as an important tool for educating for democratic citizenship in a multilingual Europe. In this dissertation, I will argue that the English language, with its pluricentric and intercultural nature and its predominance as the most taught language in schools, has an important and special role to play in these processes. On the basis of an analysis of the most sold course books for the teaching of English in Portugal and questionnaires given to students and teachers of the 10th and 11th grades, I will discuss what content might best support a necessary shift in emphasis in the formal teaching of English towards engagement with world issues and an education for a more active and empowered participation in society.
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Stojakovic, Jelena. "Teaching intercultural communication competence in the healthcare context." Diss., [Missoula, Mont.] : The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06052009-204749.
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Gilbert, Joan Elizabeth. "Classroom Approaches and Japanese College Students' Intercultural Competence." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4442.
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Preparing college students to be contributing members of local and global societies requires educators to analyze the capabilities and needs of their students and to adjust instructional content and practice. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was twofold: (a) to explore how classroom approaches designed to facilitate students' questioning of assumptions and beliefs regarding different cultural beliefs, social structures, and practices might influence Japanese college students' self-reported development of intercultural competence, and (b) to investigate whether or not the students developed their potential for intercultural competence. Mezirow's transformative learning theory informed this study. Archival qualitative data were from 137 Japanese undergraduate students' journals from a course with approaches designed to facilitate questioning their assumptions and beliefs. Multilevel coding was used to support thematic analysis. Archival quantitative data of students' pretest and posttest scores on the Intercultural Adaptation Potential Scale (ICAPS) were too few for meaningful analysis. Limited trend interpretations of the quantitative data helped support the qualitative data findings. Key findings included students identifying the importance of opportunities to discuss conflicting cultural beliefs, social structures, and practices; several questioned their assumptions and enhanced their intercultural competence. Expanded research into the challenge of enhancing cultural competence is needed. Positive social change is possible when intercultural competence and understanding the importance of dealing with cultural conflicts in an informed manner are enhanced. Students who expand their comfort levels and understandings will gain membership into multiple societies, reflect critically on their worldviews, and be able to take positive actions during conflicts.
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Brugnoli, Carolina. "Competenze interculturali: un confronto tra Cina e Italia in ambito commerciale." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018.
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Sviluppai l'idea per questo elaborato durante il mio periodo Erasmus, dove seguii un corso molto interessante dal nome Competenze interculturali. Capii che entrare in contatto con una cultura così lontana dalla mia non significa solo comprendere quali fossero le sue peculiarità e quali le differenze con la mia cultura, ma cooperare sia a livello comunicativo sia comportamentale con l’obiettivo di instaurare rapporti che si basano sul rispetto reciproco senza perdere le proprie radici. Decisi che il tema del mio elaborato sarebbe stato un confronto culturale tra la cultura cinese e quella italiana. Decisi di trattare questo argomento perché ritengo che essere una mediatrice linguistica non significhi solo essere competente da un punto di vista linguistico, ma anche da un punto di vista di culturale: senza tali conoscenze la figura del mediatore linguistico perde la sua essenza, limitandosi ad essere un mero strumento comunicativo. Ho sviluppato questo confronto in ambito commerciale poichè ritengo che sia un tema molto attuale e spero, in futuro, di lavorare proprio in questo ambito. L'elaborato è suddiviso in due capitoli. Nel primo capitolo descriverò i rapporti storici ed economici tra Cina e Italia. L'ambito economico che ho deciso di sviluppare è un ambito in cui si sono sviluppati stretti rapporti tra i due paesi: il settore tessile-abbigliamento. Per approfondire l’analisi tratterò del “Made in Italy” percepito dai cinesi e inoltre delle classi sociali, quindi dei possibili acquirenti dei prodotti italiani, del Regno di Mezzo, con particolare attenzione verso le donne. Nel secondo capitolo descriverò invece una trattativa verosimile inventata da me tra una delegazione cinese e una delegazione italiana che si recheranno rispettivamente in Italia e in Cina. In conclusione analizzerò tutti gli aspetti culturali che sono emersi nel corso degli incontri con le relative motivazioni.
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Pena-Dix, Beatriz Maria. "Developing intercultural competence in English language teachers : towards building intercultural language education in Colombia." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12619/.
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This research is a qualitative exploratory, constructivist study that aims to investigate Colombian (public sector) English language teachers’ existing or prospective intercultural communicative competence (ICC) to understand their teaching profiles and then to be able to build upon them. To achieve my aims, teachers’ perspectives on culture and interculturality are explored based on the underpinning assumption that there is a need to transform language education in Colombia and move forward from the «cultural turn» to the «intercultural turn». Within this vision of language teaching, teachers can become, in a near future, intercultural mediators who enlarge the objectives of contemporary language teaching to build Third Spaces for dialogue and negotiation through English. This study is motivated by one main research question: how do Colombian English language teachers’ current practices, beliefs, and professional self-concepts relate to an envisaged profile of the intercultural English language teacher? This question is embedded in the research aim of providing a comprehensive understanding of current English language teaching in Colombia, including teachers’ experiences and perspectives on culture and interculturality. While exploring the literature on ICC, insight was gained into how the teaching of languages becomes a natural scenario to develop ICC and the transformed role of the language teacher as an agent of change and pedagogical progress in transnational and global contexts (Crozet, 2017; Guilherme, 2002, 2007; Porto & Byram, 2015; Risager, 2000, 2007; Sercu et al., 2005). The empirical findings show that teachers feel positively disposed to intercultural competence English language teaching (IELT), but their approaches to culture are mainly essentialist and nationalist, based on communicative language teaching (CLT) approaches. Despite efforts and infrequent demonstrations of IELT, their profile does not meet yet the expectations pertaining to the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are desirable for IELT. However, they have a positive disposition to advance towards IELT. Based on these findings, a tripartite model and a statement of philosophy were proposed to help English language teachers move forward towards ICC. Finally, this investigation provides valuable insights into the status quo of ICC and ELT in Colombia and has practical implications for ELT education programmes, teachers and policy makers who are interested in reanalysing ELT in Colombia.
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Renner, Jasmine, and Yi Lin. "Intercultural Communication Competence and Intercultural Communication Apprehension among Chinese Students Studying in the USA." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3048.
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Mignot, Rosén Tove. "L'acquisition de la compétence interculturelle dans les cours de langues - réalité ou utopie ? : Une analyse de l'approche interculturelle chez les enseignants de langues étrangères dans deux collèges en Suède." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-43755.
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This thesis discusses teaching foreign language and the importance to develop intercultural skills and know-how which include the ability to bring one’s own cultural origins and the foreign culture into relation with each other, together with the ability to understand and empathise with the values and conditions of others. The language learner need to develop other skills than sociocultural knowledge and have to improve interpersonal relations and develop intercultural awareness. The study explores how the language teachers perceive the concept of “intercultural competence” and how they interpret it according to the definitions outlined in the curriculum and the goals for modern languages in Sweden. This study also aims to identifying the obstacles to teaching intercultural competence in foreign language. For the purpose of this study, 9 teachers at two high schools completed a questionnaire about their concept of intercultural competence, their interpretation of the concept in the language curriculum, teaching strategies and approaches in relation to classroom practice. The study shows that the the majority of the teachers distinguishes intercultural competence as a cultural competence and that the majority of the teachers need a support and methods of teaching to gain a better understanding of the intercultural development process and to help students develop these skills.
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Koroleva, Daria. "Формирование межкультурной коммуникативной компетенции студентов на учебных занятиях лингвистического цикла." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSE2043.
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Compte tenu du renforcement de la coopération internationale, de la polyéthnicité accrue et du multiculturalisme du monde, la compréhension mutuelle entre les personnes et les représentants des différentes cultures est une tâche importante. Par conséquent, l’apprentissage de la diversité et de l’altérité sont extrêmement importantes pour nos sociétés. Dans ce contexte de changements radicaux, la formation de la compétence interculturelle devient un sujet de première importance. La présente étude s’appuie sur un ensemble de recherches francophones, anglophones et russophones pour offrir une analyse de littérature scientifique sur la notion de «compétence interculturelle», sur sa structure et ses composantes ainsi que les problèmes d’évalution de la compétence interculturelle. Côté didactique de traduction/interprétation, l'analyse de la littérature scientifique a montré que la traduction comme un outil d'enseignement n'est pas considéré parmi les facteurs contribuant à la formation de la compétence interculturelle. Dans ce sens la thèse propose de voir comment la compétence inetrculturelle peut être formée par le biais de la traduction/interprétation. La présente recherche propose des conditions pedagogiques nécessaires pour la formation de la compétence interculturelle ainsi qu’un système d’exercices de traduction et d’interprétation specialement conçus et mis en oeuvre lors d’une expérience pédagogique pour démontrer l’efficacité et le potentiel de la discipline «Interprétation» dans la formation de la compétence interculturelle au niveau universitaire. Les résultats du travail expérimental sur la formation de la compétence interculturelle dans l’enseignement supérieur montrent d’une manière convaincante que la traduction et l’intreprétation dans le cadre de la formation spécialement organisée peuvent contribuer à former la compétence interculturelle. Les résultats obtenus peuvent être appliqués dans la rédaction de programmes éducatifs, la formation des interprètes et traducteurs en RussieIn the context of the intensification of international cooperation, increased polyethnicity and the multiculturalism of the world, mutual understanding between people and representatives of different cultures is an important task. Consequently, learning about diversity and otherness becomes extremely important to our societies. In this context of radical changes, the formation of intercultural competence becomes a matter of primary importance. The present research is based on a body of French, English and Russian research to provide an analysis of the scientific literature on the concept of "intercultural competence", its structure and its components, and the problems of evaluating intercultural competence. In terms of translation / interpretation didactics, the analysis of the scientific literature has shown that translation as a teaching tool is not considered among the factors contributing to the formation of intercultural competence. In this sense this study proposes to see how inetrcultural competence can be formed through translation / interpretation. The thesis proposes the necessary pedagogical conditions for the formation of intercultural competence as well as a system of translation and interpretation exercises specially designed and implemented during an educational experiment to demonstrate the effectiveness and potential of discipline "Interpretation" in the formation of intercultural competence at the university level. The results of the experimental work on the formation of intercultural competence in higher education show convincingly that translation and interpreting within the framework of specially organized training can contribute to the formation of intercultural competence. The results obtained can be applied in the curricula design, the university training of interpreters and translators in Russia
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Moloney, Robyn Anne. "Intercultural competence in young language learners: a case study." Faculty of Education and Social Work, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2440.
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Doctor of EducationWith the heightened profile of language learning in a global community, language education is exploring a new model of intercultural language learning. The goal of intercultural language learning is to produce language users equipped with explicit skills in understanding connections and differences between their own culture and the culture of the target language. The research literature suggests that language learners’ resulting intercultural competence will encompass a range of characteristics. There have been few empirical studies, however, to provide illustration of intercultural competence, in order to assist teachers’ understanding of desired outcomes and student development. This case study investigates the characteristics of intercultural competence in young language learners in one Australian primary school. The learners have been engaged in an immersion language program for up to eight years, in one of three languages: French, German or Japanese. The study also investigates the behaviours and understandings in their language teachers which may facilitate the development of learners’ intercultural competence. It explores in summary what may be the nature of intercultural competence in the case study language learners. The study is relevant to research of both intercultural language learning and of immersion language classrooms. Using a case study design, the study incorporates qualitative data in the form of student focus group interviews, teacher interviews, and classroom observations. Data were collected at the case study school, in Sydney, Australia, over a school semester, and involved 49 Year 6 students and four teachers. Results of the study suggest a number of indicators of the case study students’ development in intercultural competence – that is, through understanding of language culture and identity. The student is and sees him or herself as a purposeful interactive communicator. The student understands the target language itself to be the vehicle of the target culture, and often displays metalinguistic curiosity and skills. Some students are able to critically reflect on their (multiple) linguistic and cultural memberships, and to negotiate their identity as a non-native language user. The study found that teachers provide a model of interculturality to their students. The teachers’ interculturality is enacted in their relationships and pedagogical choices, in their design of experiential learning tasks, and their facilitation of linguistic and cultural connections for their students. The study also found that the nature of the immersion language classroom itself facilitates intercultural competence in students. The study provides a case study illustration of intercultural competence in language learners which is relevant to research in intercultural language learning, immersion pedagogy and the emerging related pedagogy of content-based language learning.
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Alsahil, Asma, and Asma Alsahil. "Social Networking Mediated Intercultural Communicative Competence: Affordances and Constraints." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621308.
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In the last few decades, Internet mediated intercultural competence has received a great attention in the field of applied linguistics and foreign language (FL) education especially with the evolution of web 2.0 technologies and social networking sites that facilitate interaction and communication between different cultural communities and individuals. Research in the field of Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE) is extremely varied and researchers have focused their attention on various aspects of OIE such as promoting intercultural communicative competence (Belz, 2002; O'Dowd, 2003; Schenker, 2011; Muller Hartman, 2000), facilitating online relationship building (Ware, 2005; Thorne, 2003, Jin & Erben, 2007) and improving writing skills (Ware, 2005; O'Dowd, 2003), developing pragmatic competence (Kinginger & Belz, 2005). Despite the plethora of research in this area, gaps in the literature still exist. First, literature lacks studies on language learners of less commonly taught languages (e.g. Arabic), (Thorne, 2006) and more importantly most of the studies are based on western contexts mainly in Europe and the USA. Second, few studies have explored the potentials of social networking sites on OIE projects in promoting intercultural learning (Aoki, 2009; Jin, 2015). In an effort to fill the gaps in the research, this study links English language learners (Saudis) with Arabic language learners (Americans) to investigate to what extent OIE on Facebook between these two groups of learners contributes to their intercultural communicative competence (ICC), specifically, exploring how and what are the components of Byram's model (ICC) manifested in the OIE project. Furthermore, it examined the affordances of Facebook in the OIE project according to students' use, practice and perception. Informed by a sociocultural framework, this study took a constructivist mixed methods approach to analysis of data from learners' online discourse on Facebook, the researcher's journal and observations, pre-survey, semi-structured interviews, and a questionnaire. Data analysis and interpretation revealed that when students' participation were mutually compatible, the students were able to build meaningful relationships, used a range of various questioning techniques, and engaged in genuine dialogue, OIE has a great potential for developing students' intercultural competence, as many objectives of Byram's ICC model were manifested. Findings also revealed that the project has strengthened Saudi students' cultural identity as they found the space to present their culture and country beyond the stereotypical image that dominates the media. As with regard to Facebook affordances, findings showed that the semiotic design and various semiotic resources of Facebook (e.g. multimodal posts, sharing, notification, friending, semi-automated features, etc.) afford students' engagement in intercultural discussion, students' collaboration, and students' interpersonal relationship building. The study also identified some of Facebook's constraints that limited students' participation due to technological, cultural and social factors. In sum this study illuminates the nature of online intercultural communication between Arabic and English language learners, contributing to the scarce research on this population. It also uncovers the unique affordances as well as constraints of Facebook on an OIE project. Based on this study, several pedagogical implications and suggestions are made for future research in the field of online intercultural exchanges.
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Vevea, Nadene N. "Intercultural Communication Competence Theory: Integrating Academic and Practical Perspectives." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28885.
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Over the past five decades, scholars of intercultural communication have attempted to define, describe, and otherwise operationalize the concept of competency in an intercultural interaction. This study constructed a comprehensive theory of intercultural communication competence (ICC) grounded in the extant literature and the practical or everyday understanding of the concept. Using classroom data that was validated by a metasynthesis of existing qualitative or ethnographic studies describing ICC, the academic definitions and lay descriptions were each explored and then compared to find points of convergence and points of divergence. The comparative analysis provided the foundation for the development of tenets: ICC is an outcome; ICC is externally perceived and measured; and ICC is bound by the cultural context in which it takes place, conditions regarding interaction goals and power roles of the interactants, and culture specific elements for the holistic ICC theory proposed by this study. An examination of the implications of the newly constructed ICC theory and its future application and implications were explored.
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Moloney, Robyn Anne. "Intercultural competence in young language learners: a case study." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2440.
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With the heightened profile of language learning in a global community, language education is exploring a new model of intercultural language learning. The goal of intercultural language learning is to produce language users equipped with explicit skills in understanding connections and differences between their own culture and the culture of the target language. The research literature suggests that language learners’ resulting intercultural competence will encompass a range of characteristics. There have been few empirical studies, however, to provide illustration of intercultural competence, in order to assist teachers’ understanding of desired outcomes and student development. This case study investigates the characteristics of intercultural competence in young language learners in one Australian primary school. The learners have been engaged in an immersion language program for up to eight years, in one of three languages: French, German or Japanese. The study also investigates the behaviours and understandings in their language teachers which may facilitate the development of learners’ intercultural competence. It explores in summary what may be the nature of intercultural competence in the case study language learners. The study is relevant to research of both intercultural language learning and of immersion language classrooms. Using a case study design, the study incorporates qualitative data in the form of student focus group interviews, teacher interviews, and classroom observations. Data were collected at the case study school, in Sydney, Australia, over a school semester, and involved 49 Year 6 students and four teachers. Results of the study suggest a number of indicators of the case study students’ development in intercultural competence – that is, through understanding of language culture and identity. The student is and sees him or herself as a purposeful interactive communicator. The student understands the target language itself to be the vehicle of the target culture, and often displays metalinguistic curiosity and skills. Some students are able to critically reflect on their (multiple) linguistic and cultural memberships, and to negotiate their identity as a non-native language user. The study found that teachers provide a model of interculturality to their students. The teachers’ interculturality is enacted in their relationships and pedagogical choices, in their design of experiential learning tasks, and their facilitation of linguistic and cultural connections for their students. The study also found that the nature of the immersion language classroom itself facilitates intercultural competence in students. The study provides a case study illustration of intercultural competence in language learners which is relevant to research in intercultural language learning, immersion pedagogy and the emerging related pedagogy of content-based language learning.
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Izmaylova, Anastasia R. "Using social media to develop intercultural competence through telecollaboration." Diss., University of Iowa, 2017. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5514.
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Using interpretive qualitative research methods, this dissertation study examines how a telecollaboration in a social networking site affects learners’ intercultural competence development. In particular, it explores the changes in learners’ understanding of the concept of culture, as well as their understanding of their own and target cultures. Additionally, this study investigates what role the medium of the exchange plays in the project. Finally, it analyzes three individual learners’ experiences in an online intercultural exchange.
Two intact classes of college-level language learners—U.S. students learning Spanish and Colombian students learning English—participated in an eight-week telecollaboration using Facebook. Each week students shared information about their own culture and reacted to the posts about the target culture made by the students in the partner class. This study analyzed 14 U.S. students’ experiences and learning, based on their pre- and post-telecollaboration questionnaires, reflexive portfolios, and pre- and post-telecollaboration one-on-one interviews.
Data analysis demonstrated that the participants experienced a notable development in their intercultural competence. In particular, participants showed a more detailed understanding of the concept of culture, as well as the reasons for cultural learning and awareness. The activity of explaining their own culture to foreigners led the participants to an ongoing analysis of their own culture and, therefore, facilitated development in their understanding of the home culture. Specifically, participants were able to take a critical stance in their analysis and evaluate their own culture from the position of an outsider. Finally, participants gained knowledge about Colombian culture and developed an ability to analyze cultural products and practices, as well as infer information about cultural perspectives from that analysis. In general, the telecollaboration enabled participants to develop critical cultural awareness and change their worldviews from more ethnocentric to more ethnorelative.
In regard to the use of Facebook, this popular social networking site proved to be uniquely suitable for a telecollaboration. It gave the participants an opportunity to create a personal learning environment that was accessible whenever and wherever they needed it. It also facilitated a bridging between participants’ learning and leisure online activities.
The three case studies demonstrated that while any type of learner can benefit from telecollaboration, their experiences and the degree of intercultural competence development are individual. In addition, the development of intercultural competence appeared to be non-linear, which demonstrates the difficulty of its assessment.
Based on the findings, the researcher concludes that telecollaboration facilitates the development of intercultural competence and, thus, is an effective way of addressing the challenge of culture instruction in foreign language courses. Additionally, the unique properties of social networking sites make them an easily accessible platform for telecollaboration projects.
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Faust, Catou. "Représentations et gestion des compétences interculturelles. Le cas de Renault." Thesis, Paris Est, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PESC0013.
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Cette recherche doctorale vise à faire la lumière sur un paradoxe : alors que l'impact des différences culturelles sur les relations de travail est reconnu, la Gestion des Ressources Humaines n'utilise pas tous les leviers dont elle dispose pour aider ses managers à être performants dans les situations interculturelles. Notre travail s'appuie sur l'étude d'un cas unique, celui de Renault où 74 entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés dans une démarche qualitative. Les résultats mettent au jour une vision restrictive de la compétence interculturelle, qui assimile cette compétence à l'expatriation et à ceux qui l'ont vécue. Ces représentations ancrées dans l'histoire de l'internationalisation de l'entreprise influencent les pratiques de GRH et ne correspondent plus tout à fait à la réalité interculturelle de l'entreprise. En effet, notre étude révèle que, suivant la combinaison de ses dimensions, cette compétence donne lieu à une diversité de profils interculturels plus ou moins adaptés à des contextes interculturels variés. Notre contribution théorique consiste donc en une relecture du concept propre à nourrir des pratiques de GRH visant à améliorer l'adéquation entre besoins et ressources en compétences. Dans une logique nouvelle, nous proposons de renoncer à l'évaluation des compétences des individus et de concentrer l'analyse sur l'identification systématique des besoins. Notre contribution managériale porte sur la proposition de pratiques de GRH, dont des variables d'analyse de la complexité interculturelle des contextes. La relecture du concept de compétence interculturelle que nous défendons dans cette recherche peut être proposée à toute entreprise multinationaleThis doctoral research intends to understand a paradox: while the impact of cultural differences on business relationships are well known, the HR function does not equip the managers with the tools necessary to deal adequately with cross-cultural situations. This work is based on a case study conducted at Renault through 74 qualitative interviews. The results show a restrictive understanding of the intercultural competence (ICC) which is equated with expatriation, acquired "automatically," by those assigned to work overseas. It follows that the HR practices based on these beliefs, inherited from an era of rapid international expansion for Renault, no longer correspond to today's cross-cultural reality. Indeed, our findings suggest that, the ICC dimensions combine in multiple ways, resulting in managerial profiles which are more or less adapted according to the professional context. Our main theoretical contribution is the review of the concept of ICC, allowing the HR function to more effectively match competencies to the needs of a given situation. This new approach proposes abandoning individuals' competency assessment to concentrate on a systematic identification of the needs. Secondly, we aim to provide adapted practices for use within the HR function