The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication

[EN] The internationalisation of studies is one of the most current trends in higher education, aimed at improving the quality of higher education and preparing students for the global labour market. Student mobility is one of the most common forms of internationalisation. As part of the given study...

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Autores: Romanovska, Alina, Presnakova, Irina
Formato: capítulo de livro
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Internationalisation of studies
Cultural literacy
Incoming mobility
Exchange students
Regional university.
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spelling The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communicationRomanovska, AlinaPresnakova, IrinaHigher EducationLearningEducational systemsTeachingInternationalisation of studiesCultural literacyIncoming mobilityExchange studentsRegional university.[EN] The internationalisation of studies is one of the most current trends in higher education, aimed at improving the quality of higher education and preparing students for the global labour market. Student mobility is one of the most common forms of internationalisation. As part of the given study, an interview with the groups of exchange and local students at a regional university has been conducted in order to clarify their views on the role of internationalisation in the educational process, general cultural literacy, promoting intercultural cooperation and building a global world view. The study took place in a bachelor's degree-level programme at a regional university in Latvia, using the qualitative method. A thematic analysis of the interviews was undertaken using an iterative, inductive approach to the generation of codes and themes. Coding was established using NVivo 12. In general, the internationalisation of studies (particularly student mobility) has been evaluated very positively by both local and exchange students. The advantages of internationalisation are associated with the possibility of obtaining specific cultural expertise and learning life-friendly soft skills. In the future, the respondents see themselves employed in international teams taking as an advantage the experience gained in the internationalisation process. In addition, exchange students have pointed out that the mobility experience specified in Curricula vitae could be considered by an employer as added value thus enhancing the opportunities to get a better job.Editorial Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20202020-05-07book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/146217reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/1462172026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
title The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
spellingShingle The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
Romanovska, Alina
Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Internationalisation of studies
Cultural literacy
Incoming mobility
Exchange students
Regional university.
title_short The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
title_full The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
title_fullStr The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
title_full_unstemmed The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
title_sort The role of internationalisation in students’ cultural literacy and intercultural communication
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Romanovska, Alina
Presnakova, Irina
author Romanovska, Alina
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Presnakova, Irina
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author2_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Internationalisation of studies
Cultural literacy
Incoming mobility
Exchange students
Regional university.
topic Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Internationalisation of studies
Cultural literacy
Incoming mobility
Exchange students
Regional university.
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