Developing Intercultural Competence in a Third Space

作     者：Zhang Junmin 

作者机构：Graduate School Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai 200083 

出 版 物：《学术界》 (Academics)

年 卷 期：2017年第6期

页      面：288-294页

核心收录：

学科分类：0303[法学-社会学] 12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 03[法学] 030301[法学-社会学] 

基　　金：supported by Shanghai Peak Discipline Program(Class I):Foreign Language and Literature supported by Teacher Education Curriculum Reform Research Project,Education Department of Henan,Under Grant No.(2017-JSJYZ D-011),namely“An Experimental Study on the Cultivation Mode of Provincial Teachers Cultivation under the Guidance of Zhongyuan Teachers’Studio” 

主　　题：intercultural competence the Third Space Theory cultural diversity 

摘      要：From the perspective of the Third Space Theory(TST),this study explores eighteen international students’experiences and perceptions of their intercultural interactions on a university campus in Shanghai,the People’s Repulic of China(PRC).The study employs an open-ended questionnaire and two focus group interviews to collect qualitative *** research findings reveal that participants make creative use of their third space to different degrees and in certain ***,the research findings identify several factors influencing their intercultural growth,including the lack of meaningful learning in intercultural interaction and students’discrepant *** conclusion supports the claim that to better improve international students’intercultural competence,it is of great importance for both students and faculty members to co-develop intercultural awareness and skills.