Enhancing Intercultural Skills through a COIL Experience
| Title: | Enhancing Intercultural Skills through a COIL Experience |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mickey Marsee (ORCID |
| Source: | PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 2025 27(1):31-48. |
| Availability: | Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 No. 45-03 Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá, Colombia. Tel: +571-3165000 Ext.16780; Fax: +571-3165000 Ext.16780 or 16773; e-mail: rprofile_fchbog@unal.edu.co; Web site: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, International Educational Exchange, Electronic Learning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Student Attitudes, Teamwork, Perspective Taking, Skill Development |
| Geographic Terms: | Colombia, United States |
| ISSN: | 1657-0790 2256-5760 |
| Abstract: | This paper describes a case study of instructional strategies employed in a collaborative online international learning experience between students from Colombia and the US to increase their understanding of cultural tolerance. The study aimed to examine student perception of their intercultural skills development, particularly in recognizing both cultural similarities and differences, as previous research suggests that students struggle with identifying differences, focusing only on similarities in exchanges. Data were collected from transcriptions of student reflection recordings and their final presentations and were analyzed using the intercultural competence dimensions and subdimensions framework. The findings suggest that participants developed cultural awareness of differences, openness, and tolerance of their own and their partners' cultures and increased their teamwork skills. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1458144 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 1657-0790 2256-5760 |
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| Published in: | PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development |
| Language: | English |