Exploring the Impact of Study Abroad on Students' Intercultural Communication Skills: Adaptability and Sensitivity

Autor/in	Williams, Tracy Rundstrom
Titel	Exploring the Impact of Study Abroad on Students' Intercultural Communication Skills: Adaptability and Sensitivity
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 9 (2005) 4, S.356-371 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315305277681
Schlagwörter	On Campus Students; Intercultural Communication; Communication Skills; Study Abroad; Pretests Posttests; Comparative Analysis; Higher Education; Liberal Arts; Majors (Students); Global Approach; Personal Autonomy; Cultural Differences; Australia; Belgium; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Netherlands; Russia; Spain; Texas; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Denken; Individuelle Autonomie; Kultureller Unterschied; Australien; Belgien; Frankreich; Deutschland; Ungarn; Italien; Mexiko; Niederlande; Russland; Spanien; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study answers a need for outcome assessment in study abroad by exploring the intercultural communication skills of study abroad and on campus students. Through a pretest and posttest of two specific skills, intercultural adaptability and intercultural sensitivity, study abroad students were compared to students who stay on campus to measure their change (if any) during the course of the semester. Using the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory and the Intercultural Sensitivity Index, the two student groups individually assessed their strengths and weaknesses through a self-reported inventory at the beginning and end of the fall 2002 academic semester. Results confirmed the hypothesis that students who study abroad exhibit a greater change in intercultural communication skills after their semester abroad than students who stay on campus. Results also indicated that exposure to various cultures was the greatest predictor of intercultural communication skills. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10