ERIC Number: EJ1275454
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 21
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Foreign Language and Intercultural Development in the Japanese Context -- A Case Study
Fritz, Robinson; Sandu, Roxana
Language and Intercultural Communication, v20 n6 p600-620 2020
Recently, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has produced several internationalisation policies to develop their notion of "guroubaru-jinzai" (global human resources). However, a lack of clear direction regarding theories and approaches about how to achieve these initiatives has created a gap in the research. Therefore, this paper seeks to fill that gap by introducing an interdisciplinary approach towards creating a foreign language and intercultural development framework. A case study results suggest that the framework can be useful to encourage students' attitudes and perceptions of foreign language and intercultural development towards developing global human resources.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Second Language Instruction, Human Resources, Case Studies, Transformative Learning, Universities, International Education, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions, Self Concept, Personal Narratives, Language of Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
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