Full Description
Any educational environment involves the interaction of diverse groups and individuals. To foster productive and effective communication, it becomes imperative to understand people's different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, as well as their value systems.
Promoting Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the presence of cultural diversity in educational contexts and how to promote effective dialogues in these environments. Highlighting extensive coverage on topics relating to intercultural learning, such as social identity, gender diversity, and formative feedback, this book is ideally designed for academics, upper-level students, educators, professionals, and practitioners seeking pedagogical research on communication between diverse cultural groups.
Topics Covered:
Autoethnography
Educational Administration
Formative Feedback
Gender Diversity
Language Learning Classrooms
Online Learning
Professional Skills Development
Social Identity
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgment
Chapter 1
The Road to Intercultural Development and Internationalization
Chapter 2
Turning Good Intentions into Good Teaching: Five Common Principles for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Chapter 3
Internationalization and Intercultural Learning: A Mixed Methods Study
Chapter 4
Intercultural Teaching Competence in the Disciplines: Teaching Strategies for Intercultural Learning
Chapter 5
Integrating Intercultural Competencies into the Professional Skills Curriculum
Chapter 6
Understanding Social Identity through Autoethography: Building Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education Classroom
Chapter 7
Using the Medicine Wheel for Curriculum Design in Intercultural Communication: Rethinking Learning Outcomes
Chapter 8
Gender Divides in Higher Education: Awareness of Key Competencies in the Building Industry
Chapter 9
The Philosopher's Teahouse: Building Intercultural Competency among Students
Chapter 10
Target Language, Target Culture: Intercultural Competence in the SSL (Spanish as a Second Language) Classroom
Chapter 11
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the Intercultural Development Index, and Intercultural Communication Competence
Compilation of References
About The Contributors
Index
