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DEVELOPING EFL STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING (COIL) APPROACH

TEFLIN Journal
This study aims to investigate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as an approach to help develop Indonesian and Japanese students’ intercultural competence and identify EFL communication strategies in a multilingual context.
Gin Gin Gustine, Brent Jones, Susi Septaviana Rachmawati, Dewi Kusrini, Husnul Yakin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring intercultural competence through an intercultural extracurricular activity in Taiwan

Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 2016
This study used interviews to explore how 10 Taiwanese college students' intercultural competence was developed after participating in an intercultural extracurricular activity designed with a purpose to facilitate foreign students’ study in Taiwan and ...
Liu Kai Li
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of integrating teaching cross-cultural knowledge and teaching listening skill in tertiary education on improving EFL students' intercultural communication competence

Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Social Sciences, 2019
Teaching cross-cultural knowledge in language teaching is drawing more and more attention nowadays. This study investigated the effect of integrating teaching cross-cultural issues and teaching listening skill on students’ intercultural competence.
Thieu Thi Hoang Oanh
doaj   +1 more source

Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of English Language Learners’ Attitudes Toward Global Englishes and Global Englishes Language Teaching in Relation to Their Academic Interests and Experiences With English as a Global Lingua Franca

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates Japanese university students’ attitudes toward Global Englishes (GE) and Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), focusing on how these attitudes are shaped by students’ academic interests and experiences using English as a lingua franca (ELF), both abroad and in domestic EFL contexts.
Natsuno Funada, Heath Rose
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural Friendships with International Students in China: Examining the Role of Intergroup Contact, Intercultural Communication Competence, Host Country Nationals' Attitudes, and Perceived Intergroup Threats. [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel), 2023
Tang L, Zhang C.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of University Peer Mentoring in Heritage Language Identity Construction in Diasporic Contexts

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research shows that many heritage language (HL) students pursue HL study at the university level to reconnect with their cultural roots. While most university‐focused research has examined HL learners, less attention has been given to how teaching and peer mentoring experiences in higher education shape HL identities. This study examines how a
Mi Yung Park
wiley   +1 more source

Making Interview Multilingualism Visible: Transnational Chinese Language Teacher Identity Construction

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines multilingual practices in research interviews, focusing on English lexical insertions in Chinese‐language research interviews with teachers of Chinese in Australian secondary schools, and treating these code‐switches as analytically meaningful rather than incidental.
Chengwen Yuan, Tianwei Zhang, Gary Bonar
wiley   +1 more source

Open-mindedness trait affects the development of intercultural communication competence in short-term overseas study programs: a mixed-method exploration. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ, 2022
Wang C, Wu SY, Nie YZ, Cui GY, Hou XY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Teacher Well‐Being Across Career Stages: An Ecological Study of Early‐ and Mid‐Career English Teachers in Japanese Secondary Schools

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teacher well‐being has garnered increasing attention in language education, as it plays a vital role in shaping both their professional lives and student learning. Although its importance is recognised, further research is still needed to gain a more comprehensive understanding of language teachers' well‐being.
Takeshi Onodera
wiley   +1 more source