This paper conceptually discusses why it is essential to foster intercultural responsiveness through learning a language other than English (LOTE) and developing intercultural communication competence at Australian universities. Learning a LOTE is me...
Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate teachers’ opinions on the use of Personal Learning Environments (PLE) for the development of students’ intercultural competences. Methods: This investigation carried out a thematic...
The fields of intercultural communication (IC) and intercultural education are in flux and the paradigmatic shift is away from essentialist approaches on culture and interculturality towards seeing IC and interculturality as flexible, fluid, contradi...
The tendency for internationalization of higher education in many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around the world, including those of Malaysia, is increasing with the current wave of globalization; however, the main challenge of international H...
This study examines how German textbooks provide learning-behavioral affordances for sustainability-oriented intercultural competence development. Drawing on Klieme’s competence-model logic, ESD, intercultural competence research, learning beha...
As the number of international advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) continues to grow, this is an opportunity to incorporate intercultural learning (ICL) to further advance student pharmacist training. Purdue University student pharmacists...
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is an umbrella term that encompasses diverse technologies with the purpose of enhancing language learning. In the existing literature on CALL, intercultural awareness and the pedagogical use of multimedia pr...
Online international learning and the inclusion of intercultural and international dimensions in the curriculum are closely connected concepts, not only in theory but also in strategic documents and teaching practice. This article presents statistica...
Higher education initiatives engaging Indigenous and ancestral knowledge often document community knowledge without fully integrating it into curricula, assessment, or educational authority. This study systematizes implementation experiences from Con...
Service-learning (SL) is a participatory teaching–learning methodology through which students learn certain content while also meeting a number of real social needs in their environment. The implementation of SL in different areas and education...
This paper presents the results of the analysis of the personal learning environments (PLE) used individually and in groups by fifth grade primary education students. The main objective was to determine if the use of mobile technologies in the studen...
The evolution of technology in the educational field has resulted in the emergence of new ways of teaching and learning, adapted to the formative characteristics of a digital era. This is the case of Flipped Learning (FL), an innovative teaching meth...
Learning English as a second language (ESL) has garnered significant attention from researchers and practitioners over the past few decades, with numerous ESL learning outcomes examined in the literature. However, self-sustained learning (SSL), a cru...
This article reports on a case study where students of Initial Teacher Education in Spain and Germany collaborated with in-service teachers from around Europe on the theme of Foreign Language materials development. It examines to what extent engageme...
Emerging technologies are increasingly used to support intercultural learning, yet evidence on the distinct effects of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) remains limited. This systematic review and three-le...
Developing intercultural competence (IC) through foreign language is believed to lead to rejecting prejudices and stereotypes and fostering bilingualism and biculturalism. Despite the growth of publications on technologies and IC, a significant gap e...
We must remember the need to create communicative relationships among groups from different cultures, as well as to reinforce the configuration and organisation of the Spanish school system. The objective of this article is to highlight the urgent ne...
Recent incidents of alleged racism worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic have challenged us to ponder on the meaning and importance of intercultural education. However, it can be difficult to understand the ways in which intercultural discourse can be...
This research explores how intercultural dialogue through a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project enhances students’ understanding and integration of Indigenous perspectives. The initiative connected Norwegian Early Childho...
Intercultural transdisciplinary research reinforces sustainable social-ecological systems in Latin America. Social learning (SL) is a crucial process within this type of research as it fosters collaboration among diverse groups of people, communities...
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) and e-communication tools have introduced new pedagogical tools and activities that contribute to the development of language learners’ academic, multilingual, and intercultural skills and competences. More...
Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) has become an essential outcome of language education, yet many learners cannot access study-abroad or face-to-face exchange programs because of financial, logistical, and geographical constraints. Virtual...
This literature review summarises a wide range of empirical and systematic studies published between 1954 and 2010, including anthropological, cultural, historical, psychological, and sociological perspectives still underrepresented in cross-cultural...
Intercultural communication skills play a vital role in achieving success in the global hospitality and tourism profession. This study examined the effectiveness of leveraging social media, specifically YouTube (San Bruno, CA, USA), in developing int...
International schools in China are showing a trend of rapid expansion from major cities (Tier-1) to small cities (Tier-2 and lower tiers). Examining the intercultural experiences of students at international schools in small cities is of great signif...
Biomimicry is an engineering field where inspiration from nature is leveraged to engineer sustainable solutions. Biomimicry is not a subject typically taught in undergraduate curriculum. This study explores the effects of intercultural context on the...
20 January 2023
Rich intercultural music engagement (RIME) is an embodied form of engagement whereby individuals immerse themselves in foreign musical practice, for example, by learning a traditional instrument from that culture. The present investigation evaluated...
According to European organizations, intercultural competence is considered a prerequisite for achieving social cohesion. Even though its development calls for a lifelong learning approach, the formal education system has a primary task in its develo...
While Japanese universities promote English proficiency and intercultural competence, admissions still rely heavily on the standardised TOEIC test, often prioritising linguistic accuracy over cultural understanding. This emphasis can marginalise the...
In an increasingly globalized world, the development of language skills and intercultural empathy has become crucial for effective communication and collaboration across diverse societies. Virtual worlds offer a unique and immersive environment to ad...
The purpose of this article is to present a systematic reflection on my experience teaching international English as a Second Language (ESL) students about Indigenous rights and reconciliation in a year-long university ESL course in Canada during the...
8 October 2024
Virtual Learning Environments have become innovative tools in health professionals education. Through Massive Open Online Courses, they enable different ways of connecting with knowledge, facilitating study autonomy, interaction, and closer alignment...
Synchronous computer-mediated communication in the online language classroom has gained growing attention in the wake of the worldwide epidemic. Nevertheless, only a few researchers have studied it through bibliometric analyses. This study aimed to r...
This study explores the use of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as a pedagogical method to enhance intercultural competence among Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE) students, with an emphasis on Indigenous perspectives in Norw...
Global competences are important capacities that students should develop to effectively function in the 21st century. There is a need to understand the factors associated with the components of global competence in specific educational systems. In th...
Oral tradition stories hold a vital place in language education, offering rich repositories of linguistic, cultural, and historical knowledge. In the Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) context, their inclusion provides dynamic opportunities to explo...
The paper explores the implementation of inclusive, student-centered pedagogies in an internationally co-taught EAP course. Designed within the Erasmus+ W.I.D.E. framework, the course brought together students from Italy and Israel to collaboratively...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has made online learning the most on-demand fashion that almost the whole world aspires to navigate. Much of the literature on coronavirus-triggered online learning focuses on technological challenges, features of o...
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) contributes to cultural sustainability through situated practices, intergenerational relationships, and community-governed transmission. This conceptual study develops Living Heritage Intercultural Pedagogy (LHIP) u...
Higher education faces an urgent demand to respond to global challenges, yet many responses remain tentative. This urgency has intensified in the early 2020s, a period marked by escalating geopolitical tensions and environmental crises. While educati...
This paper examines the intersection between digital learning environments and multilingual education policies, with a focus on the linguistic integration of migrant students in Europe. It explores how technology, particularly mobile-assisted learnin...
The purpose of this article is to describe and reflect on a pilot faculty learning cohort that was designed to improve the frequency and the quality of cross-national and cross-cultural student interactions in the participants’ undergraduate co...
The starting point (1) of our proposal is the observation of the lack of intercultural practices in schools in France, even in the crucial context of teaching French to migrant children (2). Thanks to previous studies, we, therefore, develop theoreti...
This paper presents findings from the practical implementation of Bloom’s taxonomy into the class of Intercultural Business Communication that has been taught for several years at the Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec...
Intercultural Education is a key feature in the development of inclusion strategies aimed at ethnically diverse students. Transformative approaches towards learning such as Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) are essential in order to answer the edu...
This research presents the Cross-Cultural Intelligent Language Learning System (CILS), a novel approach integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into language education to enhance cross-cultural communication. CILS utilizes advanced AI technologies t...
Higher education institutions today are expected to not only equip students with the skills and qualifications required to succeed professionally, but also to prepare them to develop active learning strategies, build successful interpersonal relation...
Ireland, historically a country of emigration, has transformed into a hub of immigration. Today, over 200 languages are spoken among its 5.25 million residents, with approximately 750,000 individuals speaking a language other than English or Irish at...
Teacher education programs must be able to prepare student teachers to work effectively with heterogeneous groups of students in ways that support the learning of all students and affirm their identities within growing neoliberal and neoconservative...
This paper examines collaborative approaches to harnessing the power of storytelling for change and considers the process of working with students, grassroots organisations, campaigners and activists from migrant communities to make films that have a...
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