Intercultural Competence Development via Online Social Networking: The Japanese Students' Experience with Internationalisation in U.S. Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Ngai, Phyllis B.; Yoshimura, Stephen M.; Doi, Fumihiro
Titel	Intercultural Competence Development via Online Social Networking: The Japanese Students' Experience with Internationalisation in U.S. Higher Education
Quelle	In: Intercultural Education, 31 (2020) 2, S.228-243 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-5986
DOI	10.1080/14675986.2019.1702289
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Social Media; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Students; College Students; Asians; Student Attitudes; Intercultural Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Experience; International Education; Communicative Competence (Languages); Emotional Intelligence; Creativity; Foreign Countries; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Soziale Medien; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Collegestudent; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Schülerverhalten; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Computerkonferenz; Bildungserfahrung; Internationale Erziehung; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Emotionale Intelligenz; Kreativität; Ausland; USA
Abstract	This study examines the possibility that interaction through social network platforms can serve as an informal means of developing intercultural competence among international students in higher education settings. Japanese students studying in the United States at a university in the Northwestern US were invited to participate in a mixed-method study involving interviews about their social network use and interactions, and a structured questionnaire measure of intercultural competence development. Overall, the results indicate that those in the top tertile of intercultural competence development tended to describe more proactive social ways and benefits of interacting with potential sources of support over social media, whereas those in the bottom tertile tended to describe the importance and use of social media for passive consumption of information. The implications for the incorporation of social network platforms into higher-education programs for internationalisation and intercultural competence development are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01