Enhancing Intercultural Competence: Can It Be Done without Studying Abroad?

Autor/inn/en	Krishnan, Lata A.; Jin, Lan; Calahan, Charles A.
Titel	Enhancing Intercultural Competence: Can It Be Done without Studying Abroad?
Quelle	In: Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 5 (2021) 2, Artikel 7 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Study Abroad; Audiology; Speech Language Pathology; Allied Health Occupations Education; Intercultural Communication; Measures (Individuals); Undergraduate Students; Knowledge Level; Intercultural Development Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Audiologie; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Messdaten; Wissensbasis
Abstract	Participation in intensive, immersive, service-learning study abroad programs with intentional intercultural activities embedded in the course curriculum has been shown to enhance cultural competence as measured via the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI®) (Krishnan, Masters, Holgate, Wang & Calahan, 2017; Krishnan, Lin & Benson, 2020). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative impact of embedding intercultural learning activities on students' intercultural competence when included in an on-campus course compared to a study abroad program. The intervention group consisted of 34 students enrolled in the on-campus course which incorporated intentional intercultural activities. Forty-one students who did not take the course comprised the control group. Comparison of the pre- and post-IDI® scores showed a significant increase in intercultural competence in the intervention group and no change in score in the control group participants. Qualitative data supported these findings. The increase in group mean score is slightly lower than group mean score increases in study-abroad students. Results indicate that incorporating intentional intercultural learning activities in an on-campus course can be an effective mechanism for students to enhance intercultural competence without travelling abroad. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01