Intercultural competences in college students

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https://doi.org/10.32870/dse.vi21.648

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Intercultural communication – Global Education – International Education

Abstract

This paper shows the results of a pilot study conducted with students who are learning in a foreign language program while pursuing a degree in Tourism at a public university in western Mexico. The aim of this study was to explore to what extentstudents are developing or improving their intercultural competences through the learning of a third language. The methodological design used in the study is mixed and the theoretical perspective that was taken as a reference is internationalization at home, one of whose objectives is the development of intercultural competences.

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Sabrina Nigra, Universidad de Guadalajara

Maestra en didáctica del italiano como lengua extranjera por la Universidad de Venecia. Principales temas de investigación: internacionalización de la educación superior, interculturalidad y aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. Universidad de Guadalajara. México.

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2019-10-29 — Updated on 2021-01-28

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No. 21 (11): Agreement and divergence in sexual education. July-December 2020

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