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Bloom, Melanie; Miranda, Arturo – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2015
One of the foremost-cited rationales for study abroad during college is the development of a global perspective and intercultural sensitivity. Although this argument is mentioned frequently in promotional materials for study abroad, it has not yet been backed by research based on the outcomes of students' study abroad experiences. As more…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries
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Strugielska, Ariadna; Piatkowska, Katarzyna – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2017
The aim of this paper is to discuss intercultural competence (IC) from a languacognitive perspective, whose main assumption is the interface between language, cognition and culture manifested in meaning construction. The article first emphasizes the centrality of language in the process of meaning construction. As a result, in the following…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education
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Bacon, Susan M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
This article describes using dialog journals as part of a teaching-methods course in a summer program in Spain. Participants were teachers of Spanish with a range of experience and language proficiency. (JL)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Dialog Journals, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education