Resources for Intercultural Learning in a Non-Essentialist Perspective: An Investigation of Student and Teacher Perceptions in Chinese Universities
| Title: | Resources for Intercultural Learning in a Non-Essentialist Perspective: An Investigation of Student and Teacher Perceptions in Chinese Universities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Borghetti, Claudia, Qin, Xiaolei |
| Source: | Language and Intercultural Communication. 2022 22(5):599-614. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Instructional Material Evaluation, Context Effect, Learning Processes, Situated Learning |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14708477.2022.2105344 |
| ISSN: | 1470-8477 1747-759X |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a study focused on how English language students and teachers in Chinese higher education experienced a set of interculturality-oriented teaching materials developed by the European RICH-Ed project. The investigation involved 2,267 students and 41 teachers, who had tested one of the teaching modules put forward by RICH-Ed to stimulate intercultural development in a non-essentialist perspective. They were involved either by means of interviews or questionnaires. Findings indicate that participants resisted the idea that there are no right and wrong answers when talking about cultural groups, and that learning is contextual, since it depends on situated emerging meanings. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1359571 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 1470-8477 1747-759X |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/14708477.2022.2105344 |
| Published in: | Language and Intercultural Communication |
| Language: | English |