ERIC Number: EJ893458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
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Cultural Competence: Its Influence on the Teaching and Learning of International Students
Nieto, Claudia; Booth, Margaret Zoller
Journal of Studies in International Education, v14 n4 p406-425 Sep 2010
This study investigates the influence of cultural competence on the teaching and learning process for instructors and students of higher education. It examines whether there is a difference in the level of intercultural sensitivity between university instructors and ESL students, whether ESL instructors and non-ESL instructors vary in their levels of intercultural sensitivity, the extent to which gender affects cultural competence, and whether levels of intercultural sensitivity creates additional challenges for these individuals on a college campus in the United States. Using mixed methods, the study found that instructors reported a higher level of intercultural sensitivity than college students; that females scored higher than males on intercultural sensitivity; and that a significant difference was found between ESL instructors and non-ESL instructors in the area of interaction engagement. Finally, only instructors (not students) revealed that culture and language were the greatest challenges for international students.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, College Faculty, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Gender Differences, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Language Teachers, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Students, Teacher Student Relationship
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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