Intercultural Reflection through the "Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters": Students' Accounts of Their Images of Alterity

Autor/in	Méndez García, María del Carmen
Titel	Intercultural Reflection through the "Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters": Students' Accounts of Their Images of Alterity
Quelle	In: Language and Intercultural Communication, 17 (2017) 2, S.90-117 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Méndez García, María del Carmen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8477
DOI	10.1080/14708477.2016.1159693
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; Student Attitudes; Cultural Awareness; Autobiographies; Case Studies; Television; Films; Internet; Metacognition; Teaching Methods; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; Romance Languages; Cultural Differences; Personal Narratives; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Anxiety; Spanish; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Schülerverhalten; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Film; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Romanische Sprache; Kultureller Unterschied; Erlebniserzählung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Angst; Spanisch; Spanien
Abstract	The Council of Europe's "Autobiography of Intercultural Encounter" (AIE) is a tool to develop intercultural competence (IC) in education by encouraging users to reflect upon and learn from momentous intercultural encounters they have experienced face to face. Its parallel resource, the "Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters through Visual Media" (AIEVM), helps users explore the intercultural experiences they have encountered through images portrayed in television, films or the Internet. Both of them favour the analysis of the image of the other as either somebody the user has personally met or somebody featured in photographs, portraits or paintings. This paper looks into the intercultural reflection the AIE fosters through a case study of three autobiographies. The stories show the complexities behind the image of the other(s) and how they are seen by the users of the AIE. The findings indicate that the users have developed intercultural attitudes, skills and knowledge, and take action as an important part of their IC. The data show that the AIE facilitates reflection on key intercultural aspects and that it enhances self-awareness. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01