Internationalization at home and undergraduate students’ international competence: A case study in China
<p>As the participation of higher education and international mobility has been increasing during the recent 20 years, it is important for China, a developing country that has the largest population and the world’s second-largest economy, to reform the higher education system to train more ta...
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| description | <p>As the participation of higher education and international mobility has been increasing during the recent 20 years, it is important for China, a developing country that has the largest population and the world’s second-largest economy, to reform the higher education system to train more talents. International Competence (IC) is the ability of talents to learn, work with people effectively in an international and multicultural environment, which has been developing as a hot field for the higher education system, especially in student training. Internationalization at Home (IaH) is a reformation that scholars have argued as having many advantages, and there have been several practices and research about the topic. However, there is a lack of research aiming to explore the experiences of IaH in a Chinese higher education context, and investigate the impacts of internationalized training on students’ IC. </p>
<p>This study explores the IaH and undergraduate students’ IC training in two schools at a Chinese university. This exploratory study collected and examined the experiences and views based on both qualitative and quantitative methods. In total, 345 questionnaires were collected and five interviews were held, supplemented by secondary data analysis of two schools at a case university in China. While two schools are in the same discipline, one school implemented internationalization at home strategies (the “internationalized school”) and the other follows the traditional education pathway (the “traditional school”). </p>
<p>Findings of the research revealed that students in the internationalized school demonstrate a generally higher level of IC than those in the traditional school. Besides, English is considered as an important part of IC and international courses, activities, internationalized teachers influence IC training. </p>
<p>Building on findings and discussions, this research contributes to the conceptual discussions on students’ IC, and has practical implications regarding the influence of COVID on IaH and the training of students’ IC.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:349d4ae9-ca11-4651-9730-ebc7454bdf112024-12-07T12:52:51ZInternationalization at home and undergraduate students’ international competence: A case study in ChinaThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccuuid:349d4ae9-ca11-4651-9730-ebc7454bdf11Universities and colleges--ChinaQuestionnairesMixed methods researchInterviewsCase studiesEducation, HigherEnglishHyrax Deposit2021Shen, GXin, X <p>As the participation of higher education and international mobility has been increasing during the recent 20 years, it is important for China, a developing country that has the largest population and the world’s second-largest economy, to reform the higher education system to train more talents. International Competence (IC) is the ability of talents to learn, work with people effectively in an international and multicultural environment, which has been developing as a hot field for the higher education system, especially in student training. Internationalization at Home (IaH) is a reformation that scholars have argued as having many advantages, and there have been several practices and research about the topic. However, there is a lack of research aiming to explore the experiences of IaH in a Chinese higher education context, and investigate the impacts of internationalized training on students’ IC. </p> <p>This study explores the IaH and undergraduate students’ IC training in two schools at a Chinese university. This exploratory study collected and examined the experiences and views based on both qualitative and quantitative methods. In total, 345 questionnaires were collected and five interviews were held, supplemented by secondary data analysis of two schools at a case university in China. While two schools are in the same discipline, one school implemented internationalization at home strategies (the “internationalized school”) and the other follows the traditional education pathway (the “traditional school”). </p> <p>Findings of the research revealed that students in the internationalized school demonstrate a generally higher level of IC than those in the traditional school. Besides, English is considered as an important part of IC and international courses, activities, internationalized teachers influence IC training. </p> <p>Building on findings and discussions, this research contributes to the conceptual discussions on students’ IC, and has practical implications regarding the influence of COVID on IaH and the training of students’ IC.</p> |
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| title_full | Internationalization at home and undergraduate students’ international competence: A case study in China |
| title_fullStr | Internationalization at home and undergraduate students’ international competence: A case study in China |
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| title_short | Internationalization at home and undergraduate students’ international competence: A case study in China |
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