Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences
This paper investigates the notion of intercultural competence from the perspective of students in a Malaysian university.In-depth interviews involving fifteen culturally diverse students were conducted.Students reflected their lived experiences with cultural others and shared their perceptions of c...
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| author | Dalib, Syarizan Harun, Minah Yusof, Norhafezah |
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| description | This paper investigates the notion of intercultural competence from the perspective of students in a Malaysian university.In-depth interviews involving fifteen culturally diverse students were conducted.Students reflected their lived experiences with cultural others and shared their perceptions of competent communication. Using phenomenological analysis of the interview data, two core themes that encompass intercultural competence emerged: acquiring cultural understanding and respecting cultural differences. These core themes indicate that intercultural competence is viewed as a relational process that must include both communication partners to mutually achieve appropriate and effective behaviors.The findings contribute into rethinking the Western perspective by bringing forth a relational perspective into the corpus of intercultural competence. |
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| spelling | uum-130072016-05-12T03:51:13Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13007/ Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences Dalib, Syarizan Harun, Minah Yusof, Norhafezah HM Sociology LB2300 Higher Education This paper investigates the notion of intercultural competence from the perspective of students in a Malaysian university.In-depth interviews involving fifteen culturally diverse students were conducted.Students reflected their lived experiences with cultural others and shared their perceptions of competent communication. Using phenomenological analysis of the interview data, two core themes that encompass intercultural competence emerged: acquiring cultural understanding and respecting cultural differences. These core themes indicate that intercultural competence is viewed as a relational process that must include both communication partners to mutually achieve appropriate and effective behaviors.The findings contribute into rethinking the Western perspective by bringing forth a relational perspective into the corpus of intercultural competence. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13007/1/pro10.pdf Dalib, Syarizan and Harun, Minah and Yusof, Norhafezah (2014) Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 130-135. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.268 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.268 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.268 |
| spellingShingle | HM Sociology LB2300 Higher Education Dalib, Syarizan Harun, Minah Yusof, Norhafezah Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences |
| title | Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences |
| title_full | Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences |
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| title_short | Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences |
| title_sort | reconceptualizing intercultural competence a phenomenological investigation of students intercultural experiences |
| topic | HM Sociology LB2300 Higher Education |
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