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Research Note: The Role of Willingness to Communicate in Cross-Cultural Adaptation
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Yu, Baohua – Intercultural Education, 2021
Despite widely reported 'Mainland-Hong Kong conflicts', recent years have witnessed progressive growth of Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities. This study aims to explore the role of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in the cross-cultural adaptation of such a group of sojourning students. Structural equation modelling showed that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Student Adjustment, Language Usage
Exploring Intercultural Sensitivity in Early Adolescence: A Mixed Methods Study
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Mellizo, Jennifer M. – Intercultural Education, 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore levels of intercultural sensitivity in a sample of fourth to eighth grade students in the United States (n = 162). "Intercultural sensitivity" was conceptualised through Bennett's Developmental Model of Sensitivity, and assessed through the Adapted Intercultural Sensitivity Index.…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Sensitivity Training, Mixed Methods Research
Promoting Interculturality in Spain: Assessing the Use of the Jigsaw Classroom Method
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Santos Rego, Miguel A.; Moledo, M. Del Mar Lorenzo – Intercultural Education, 2005
This note examines the effectiveness of a program in Spain that uses the Jigsaw learning technique as an educational intervention. We used a quasi-experimental research design with two groups, two measures and an independent variable (the program). Use of the Jigsaw technique is shown to have been fairly effective on a series of measures.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Research Design, Predictor Variables