Making the most of general education foreign language requirements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8937716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ewelina Barski (0000-0002-7718-7307, Modern Languages and Cultures, The College at Brockport State University of New York Brockport New York, corresponding author), Donna Wilkerson‐Barker (Modern Languages and Cultures, The College at Brockport State University of New York Brockport New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 491-506 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/flan.12417 |
| OpenAlex | W2968063286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
Given that most postsecondary institutions have recognized the need to prepare interculturally competent undergraduates, this study used the Intercultural Development Inventory to measure the extent to which one group of undergraduate learners demonstrated increased intercultural competence after taking a first‐semester foreign language (FL) course. Drawing on research on the role of culture in the FL curriculum and on intercultural competence development, the findings illustrate that (a) beginner‐level language courses contribute minimally to students’ intercultural competence development, and (b) FL departments need to substantially redesign their beginner‐level curriculum if they hope to contribute in meaningful ways to their institution's intercultural, diversity, global learning, and/or 21st‐century goals. The data suggest that in addition to re‐envisioning the beginner and intermediate FL instructional sequence, universities need more robust FL requirements for general education
Competence (human resources · Cultural competence · Curriculum · Foreign language · Higher education · Intercultural communication · Intercultural Competence · Intercultural relations · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Global Education and Multiculturalism · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology
World Culture Aspect in English Language Teaching
The impact of explicit instruction in intercultural competence in the world language classroom
Charting the development of second language proficiency and intercultural competence in postsecondary education
Pedagogical interventions for developing intercultural competence
Foreign language learning and the development of global competence in different cultures
Benefits of foreign language learning and bilingualism
Assessing intercultural competence
Teaching Foreign Languages in an Era of Globalization
A developmental approach to training for intercultural sensitivity
Assessing changes in intercultural sensitivity among physician trainees using the intercultural development inventory
Measuring intercultural sensitivity
Additional cross-cultural validity testing of the Intercultural Development Inventory
Creating a new normal
Making a difference
Preparing Students for Meaningful Culture Learning
Teaching Sensitivity to Cultural Difference in the First‐Year Foreign Language Classroom
Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization
Assessing Cross-Cultural Competence
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |