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Developing Intercultural Competence through Glocal Activity Theory Using the Connect-Exchange Study Abroad App

Developing Intercultural Competence through Glocal Activity Theory Using the Connect-Exchange Study Abroad App

Rich Rice, Ben Lauren
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466649163|ISBN10: 146664916X|EISBN13: 9781466649170
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4916-3.ch008
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Rice, Rich, and Ben Lauren. "Developing Intercultural Competence through Glocal Activity Theory Using the Connect-Exchange Study Abroad App." Digital Rhetoric and Global Literacies: Communication Modes and Digital Practices in the Networked World, edited by Gustav Verhulsdonck and Marohang Limbu, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 154-173. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4916-3.ch008

APA

Rice, R. & Lauren, B. (2014). Developing Intercultural Competence through Glocal Activity Theory Using the Connect-Exchange Study Abroad App. In G. Verhulsdonck & M. Limbu (Eds.), Digital Rhetoric and Global Literacies: Communication Modes and Digital Practices in the Networked World (pp. 154-173). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4916-3.ch008

Chicago

Rice, Rich, and Ben Lauren. "Developing Intercultural Competence through Glocal Activity Theory Using the Connect-Exchange Study Abroad App." In Digital Rhetoric and Global Literacies: Communication Modes and Digital Practices in the Networked World, edited by Gustav Verhulsdonck and Marohang Limbu, 154-173. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4916-3.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter lays a theoretical foundation for the development of an emerging model of studying intercultural communication through problem-based study abroad pedagogy. At the center of this model is a new computer tool called the Connect-Exchange App, which is meant to facilitate transactional learning between users with varying cultural backgrounds. To research how different audiences might use the app, the authors draw upon activity theory to guide their iterative design process to facilitate users' deepening glocal, intercultural competence. Developing intercultural competence is a process of iterative experiences connecting, exchanging, and filtering information.

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