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A Longitudinal study on intercultural awareness and Foreign Language acquisition in the Netherlands

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: In a longitudinal study we assessed the effect of a four-year International Business Communication program at a university in the Netherlands on students’ intercultural awareness and foreign language acquisition. In pre-test and post-test a measurement instrument featuring everyday (monocultural and intercultural) dialogues involving business associates was used to assess intercultural awareness in a group of 39 students. In addition, self-assessments of students’ mastery of foreign language and interest in other cultures were collected on both occasions. The results indicate that students’ mastery of the foreign languages English and Spanish had increased. However, there was little evidence to indicate an effect of the teaching program on the development of students’ intercultural awareness.

Source: Journal of Intercultural Communication

DOI: 10.36923/jicc.v7i3.445

Authors: Hubert Korzilius, Andreu van Hooft, Brigitte Planken

Institution: Radboud University Nijmegen

Language: English

Topic: Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1521901106

FWCI: 1.313

Cites: 28

Cited by: 20

Related to: 10