Preparing an Intercultural Program for University Studies Abroad

Autor/in	Zumbihl, Helene
Institution	Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL)
Titel	Preparing an Intercultural Program for University Studies Abroad
Quelle	(2010), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; Intercultural Programs; Exchange Programs; Foreign Countries; Communicative Competence (Languages); Program Design; Study Abroad; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Business Education; Outcomes of Education; Cultural Awareness; Masters Degrees; Action Research; Graduate Students; Program Descriptions; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Ausland; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Projektforschung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Frankreich
Abstract	This article focuses on how to teach intercultural communicative competence to learners of English as a foreign language enrolled in a university exchange program in Europe, and help them become "intercultural speakers." The intercultural speaker can be defined as an intermediary between his or her own culture and the other's culture. Intercultural competence is a skill to be acquired. Significant elements of this process were identified during a three-year action-research project with students learning English as part of their business degree at Mulhouse University (France). The outcomes of this project were in turn used to design a specific course to prepare Erasmus students for a stay in a European university where they complete a master's degree in disciplines other than English. The purpose of this course is to improve both the linguistic and cultural adaptation of these students, help them reach greater intercultural awareness and thus become real "intercultural speakers." In this article, I first discuss the theoretical background of the course. Next, I examine the learning context for which this course was designed and detail the implementation process of the course. Finally, I report on the outcomes of the course. (Contains 1 table.) [This paper was published in: Proceedings of Intercultural Competence Conference August, 2010, Vol. 1, pp. 424-439.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10