ABSTRACT

Due to its essential role in communication among diverse individuals and human communities, the cultivation of interculturality is among the foremost aims of educational domains. Short-term study abroad can be one way to help students develop interculturality. However, there is a lack of a clear picture regarding the multidimensional impact of short-term study abroad on individuals' intercultural development. There also seems to be no clear consensus on the adequacy of influential intercultural competence models in terms of capturing intercultural development through short-term study abroad. In that regard, we traced an individual's multidimensional intercultural development as part of a year-long study abroad programme. We tested and relied on two major models for the analysis of qualitative data: Milton J. Bennett's developmental model of intercultural sensitivity and Darla K. Deardorff's pyramid model of intercultural competence. We revealed that the participant, following her study abroad period, displayed an increasing alignment with ethnorelativism and cultivated more sensitivity in social justice although there were equivocal socio-political issues in her statements. In addition, her host language skills enabled her to gain richer insights into local practices. Lastly, we problematised the adopted models in terms of linguistic competence, macrocontextual features, and nonlinear and concurrent intercultural developments.

摘要

由于其在不同个人和人类社区之间的交流中的重要作用，跨文化的培养是教育领域的首要目标之一。短期出国留学可以成为帮助学生培养跨文化能力的一种方式。然而，关于短期出国留学对个人跨文化发展的多维度影响，尚缺乏清晰的认识。对于有影响力的跨文化能力模型在通过短期出国留学来捕捉跨文化发展方面的充分性，似乎也没有明确的共识。在这方面，我们追踪了个人的多维跨文化发展，作为为期一年的海外学习计划的一部分。我们测试并依赖两个主要模型来分析定性数据：Milton J. Bennett' 跨文化敏感性的发展模型和 Darla K. Deardorff 的跨文化能力金字塔模型。我们透露，尽管在她的陈述中存在模棱两可的社会政治问题，但参与者在出国留学期间表现出与民族相对主义越来越一致，并在社会正义方面培养了更多的敏感性。此外，她的母语技能使她能够更深入地了解当地的实践。最后，我们在语言能力、宏观语境特征以及非线性和并发的跨文化发展方面对采用的模型进行了质疑。尽管她的陈述中存在模棱两可的社会政治问题，但她表现出与民族相对主义越来越一致，并在社会正义方面培养了更多的敏感性。此外，她的母语技能使她能够更深入地了解当地的实践。最后，我们在语言能力、宏观语境特征以及非线性和并发的跨文化发展方面对采用的模型进行了质疑。尽管她的陈述中存在模棱两可的社会政治问题，但她表现出与民族相对主义越来越一致，并在社会正义方面培养了更多的敏感性。此外，她的母语技能使她能够更深入地了解当地的实践。最后，我们在语言能力、宏观语境特征以及非线性和并发的跨文化发展方面对采用的模型进行了质疑。