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Shiri, Sonia – Foreign Language Annals, 2015
This study explored the development and maintenance of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) among 352 American learners of Arabic who completed summer intensive language programs in five Arab countries. Data were collected through a survey that was based on the 2007 draft of the Culture Proficiency Guidelines (Lampe, 2007; later adopted by…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Semitic Languages, Study Abroad
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Xu, Xiaoqiu; Padilla, Amado M.; Silva, Duarte; Masuda, Norman – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
This article describes a STARTALK intensive summer high school Mandarin language and culture program that was conducted for three summers. Participants across the three years included 40 Mandarin Level II and 53 Mandarin Level III high school students. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented to show the effectiveness of the program.…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Language Skills, Language Proficiency, Program Evaluation