Using a Dialogic Approach to Develop Intercultural Competence in University Students

Einfalt, J T

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“…This interaction has been described as "working the self/other boundary" (Harvey, 2016, p. 373), an exchange which makes way not only for new insights to others' views but also more effective intercultural exchanges. This conceptualisation of potential IC development was used to frame both the design and analysis in the exploratory study investigating the pilot IaH program delivered at a regional university (Einfalt 2019).…”

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“…• Self-awareness, cultural identity as a student such tools as pedagogically able to promote fruitful dialogic interaction during mixed group discussion. To explore these moments more closely in the larger study, a fine grained interactional styled analysis was used to analyse how the participants interacted with each other during these moments (Einfalt, 2019). Refer to Einfalt (2020) which presents an analysis of dialogic moment 6 with Eva, Kyle, Amber and Yuan.…”

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“…This paper presents findings from an Internationalisation-at-home (IaH) program that purposefully used a dialogic approach to build intercultural capacity amongst a mixed group of domestic and international students. Comparing findings from a range of qualitative data sources gathered over the semester, students' intercultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills were traced to determine shifts related to the students' intercultural competence resulting from student participation in a IaH program (Einfalt, 2019(Einfalt, , 2020Einfalt et al, 2022). This paper responds to questions and concerns raised by a changing international education sector.…”

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Reconceptualising how to internationalise-at-home: Using dialogue to stimulate intercultural capacity within university students.

Einfalt

2024

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In an increasingly globalised world approaches to internationalisation continue to evolve within the education sector. Calls to reframe how higher education approaches internationalisation are clearly noted in the literature. Additionally, most education institutions have adopted mission statements promising to produce graduates with the capacity to work successfully across international borders and cultures. This means creating students who are interculturally competent and capable of interacting effectively in a range of contexts. However, in the current global climate, a host of challenges have presented obstacles for moving the well-intentioned internationalisation agenda forward, and in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many Australian higher education institutions have been left questioning how internationalisation-at-home can best be achieved, if at all. This paper presents findings from a purpose- built internationalisation-at-home program piloted at a regional Australian university. A mixed group of domestic and international students participated in this program, founded on dialogic forums designed to promote intercultural interactions. This paper reports on shifts found in participants’ knowledge, attitude, and skill development, all framed as vital for intercultural competence to flourish. The importance of adopting a dialogic approach to stimulate intercultural competence development in students was key to the success of the internationalisation-at-home initiative. Embracing dialogic interaction as a teaching and learning pedagogy is presented as one way to promote internationalisation as we grapple to move the internationalisation agenda forward in a much-changed higher education arena.

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2024

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“…Scores of research give credence to the notion that a child's cultural background (religious values and beliefs, habits/rules at home, community behaviours, language spoken at home, historical and situational dispositions etc.) influences how they relate with others and how they learn in diverse settings (Einfalt, 2019;Dupre, 2007;Rogoff, 2003). This influence is usually made manifest in a child's personality, how they identify themselves or their learning ability.…”

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“…Since communication is a nexus to knowledge acquisition, self-expression and development of basic interpersonal/humane competencies, researchers (Einfalt, 2019;Teinye & Ololube, 2015;Dupre, 2007;Rogoff, 2003) strongly recommend that parents and teachers cultivate verbal and written communication skills in children during their critical years. Dialogic talk in the classroom is the panacea for cultivating the right communication skills and intercultural competencies (like tolerance and acceptance) that allow children to question their stance, attitudes, and knowledge and to develop comprehension of other cultures (Einfalt, 2019). It encourages children to socialize with the language as they situate new knowledge into their context (Teinye & Ololube, 2015).…”

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A Comparative Study on Dialogic Communication Strategies of Preschoolers in Greece and Rwanda

Papadopoulos,

Osae

2024

IJL

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The present research aimed to delve into the communicative profile of children in early childhood education in Greece and Rwanda. More specifically, the study was designed and implemented with the aspiration to examine the communication strategies employed by young children and to explore the potential influence of gender, culture and age on the variation of these strategies among children in Larissa (a city in Greece) and in Kigali (a city in Rwanda, Africa). In the study, 120 children were observed in an attempt to document the communication strategies and further look for differentiations on the basis of their gender, age and cultural background. The study findings indicated that children's communicative repertoire is highly affected by their age and country of origin, while, concerning gender, no statistically significant associations were detected. The results of the research indicate the importance of acknowledging the diverse communication strategies employed by children and implementing a dialogic approach to teaching that accommodates the unique communication requirements of each child.

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Making talk work: using a dialogic approach to develop intercultural competence with students at an Australian university

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Theobald

2022

Intercultural Education

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Using a Dialogic Approach to Develop Intercultural Competence in University Students

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Reconceptualising how to internationalise-at-home: Using dialogue to stimulate intercultural capacity within university students.

Reconceptualising how to internationalise-at-home: Using dialogue to stimulate intercultural capacity within university students.

A Comparative Study on Dialogic Communication Strategies of Preschoolers in Greece and Rwanda

Making talk work: using a dialogic approach to develop intercultural competence with students at an Australian university

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