ERIC Number: EJ1207898
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Investigating Products, Practices, Perspectives in a Simulated Moving Abroad Project
Smith, Sabine
Dimension, p169-194 2016
This classroom action research explores discipline-based inquiry and learner assessment of intercultural competence in a simulated "Moving Abroad" project that is part of an undergraduate English-language survey class required of all world language majors and minors at a large public university in the Southeast. The project tasks students to adapt the ACFTL Three Ps framework (Products, Practices, and Perspectives) through simulated intercultural encounters. The study seeks to assess the ways in which the project generates evidence of learners' development of intercultural competence and how participants perceive the project as meaningful. Data in the form of 124 student documents were collected and analyzed over four semesters in a mixed-methods approach. Preliminary findings describe the project's merits, acknowledge the study's limitations, and make recommendations for future practice and research.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Undergraduate Students, Program Effectiveness, Simulated Environment, Competence, Student Attitudes, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Role Playing, Writing Assignments, Perspective Taking
Southern Conference on Language Teaching. P.O. Box 33615, Decatur, GA 30033. Tel: 404-290-1942; Web site: http://www.scolt.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A