Intercultural Competence and Study Abroad Programs-A Mixed Method Study

Liqin Tang; John Matt; Patty Kero

doi:10.11114/jets.v9i8.5323

Intercultural Competence and Study Abroad Programs-A Mixed Method Study

Liqin Tang
, John Matt
, Patty Kero

Educational Leadership

University of Montana
Jilin Normal University

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Abstract

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the intercultural competence (IC) level of college students, explore whether there is a statistically significant difference in the IC level between students with study abroad (SA) experience and those without SA experience, and examine their attitudes, ideas and experiences about SA programs and intercultural communication. Data collected from online questionnaires and Zoom interviews were examined through the lens of Hall’s the Iceberg Analogy of Culture and M. J. Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), which were also used as the conceptual framework in this study. Both quantitative and qualitative results indicated the IC level of college students was high, reaching up to the acceptance stage or/and adaptation stage of Bennett’s DMIS. Quantitative study showed that the IC level of students who participated in SA programs was higher than those who didn’t.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Education and Training Studies
Volume	9
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v9i8.5323
State	Published - Oct 2021

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a mixed method
intercultural competence (IC)
study abroad programs (SA)

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