Reconceptualizing intercultural competence: A phenomenological investigation of students’ intercultural experiences

• Main Authors: Dalib, Syarizan, Harun, Minah, Yusof, Norhafezah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: HM Sociology; LB2300 Higher Education
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/13007/1/pro10.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/13007/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.268
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This paper investigates the notion of intercultural competence from the perspective of students in a Malaysian university.In-depth interviews involving fifteen culturally diverse students were conducted.Students reflected their lived experiences with cultural others and shared their perceptions of c...