Essays about: "Intercultural Students"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 58 essays containing the words Intercultural Students.

1. 21. Students Without Borders? : an analysis of the role of digital media in the lives of international students at Lund University

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Timothy Parker; [2019]
   Keywords : International Students; Digital Media; Social Media; Mediatization; Cosmopolitanism; Conviviality; Multiculturalism; Transnationalism; Sweden; Mobility.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : International students at Lund University are constantly engaged with their mobile devices. Communication conducted through these devices across a variety of digital and social media platforms facilitates a significant amount of everyday communication, on both a local and transnational level. READ MORE

3. 22. The Sultanate of Oman as a Venue for Inter-faith Dialogue and Intercultural Immersion : A Case-Study on Christian Semester Abroad Students living in a Muslim Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Matias Uusisilta; [2019]
   Keywords : interfaith dialogue; religious dialogue; dialogue; transformative learning; Islam; Christianity; Muslim-Christian dialogue; OMan;

   Abstract : This paper is a case-study on a group of American students, who spent a four- month period in Oman on a semester abroad program hosted by Al Amana Cen- tre. This paper examines the changes that have occurred in the students concep- tual thinking, their attitudes towards Muslims, Arabs and Islam and their personal theology, and identifies causes of those changes. READ MORE

4. 23. Leadership Development in International Student Organization : Case Study on Erasmus Student Organization (Sweden)

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Nasser Alajmi; Malika Kalitay; [2019]
   Keywords : Student Organization; Leadership Development; Leadership Competencies; Cultural Sensitivity; Intercultural Communication;

   Abstract : The research on the topic of leadership has long been the area of interest for scholars for many decades. Despite the extensive amount of literature available there is still a gap when it comes to research about the role of student organization in the leadership development of an individual. READ MORE

5. 24. Teaching English with a Pluricentric Approach: a Compilation of Four Upper Secondary Teachers’ Beliefs

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Elena Tizzano; Agnes Rauer; [2019]
   Keywords : pluricentric approach; varieties of English; English as an International Language; World Englishes; teacher beliefs;

   Abstract : One of our first courses at the teacher education program introduced us to how the English language could be taught with an approach we had not thought of before. In particular, the course discussed what it could mean for educators of English to implement a pluricentric approach in their teaching. READ MORE

6. 25. Attitudes towards and Experiences of InterculturalCommunicative Competence : A small-scale study of Swedish uppersecondary schools in a mid-size Swedishcommunity

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

   Author : Oskar Rydblom; [2018]
   Keywords : Intercultural communicative competences; Intercultural communication; Foreign Language Teaching; Swedish upper-secondary education; Education; Global competence; PISA;

   Abstract : This is a small-scale study that looks at how important upper secondary students andteachers in a mid-size Swedish community consider intercultural communicativecompetences to be and how frequently they work with developing these competences.Previous research on the work with intercultural communicative competence suggestteachers are largely unaware of theories in this area, but these studies were conducted atleast ten years ago. READ MORE