Intercultural competence of students of English measured via Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3

ZERZOVÁ, Jana. Intercultural competence of students of English measured via Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3. In ELT Signposts 2017. 2017.

Basic information

• Original name: Intercultural competence of students of English measured via Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3
• Name in Czech: Interkulturní kompetence studentů angličtiny dle Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3
• Name (in English): Intercultural competence of students of English measured via Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3
• Authors: ZERZOVÁ, Jana.
• Edition: ELT Signposts 2017, 2017.

Other information

• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Education
• Keywords (in Czech): Interkulturní kompetence; učitel; cizí jazyk; hodnocení; nástroj
• Keywords in English: Intercultural competence; teacher; foreign language; assessment; tool

Abstract

The poster presents research conducted at the Department of English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Education, Masaryk University in Brno in 2011 – 2016. The aims of the research were to examine the departmental students' intercultural competence (IC) at the beginning of their studies (autumn 2011), compare it with their level of IC at the end of their studies (autumn 2016) and investigate the influences that played a role in their IC development. Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3 was used for the purposes of the research. The results indicate that students tend to overestimate their level of IC, and find themselves in ethnocentric stages of intercultural development both at the beginning and at the end of their university studies.

Abstract (in Czech)

Poster představil výzkum realizovaný na katedře anglického jazyka a literatury Pedagogické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně v letech 2011 – 2016. Cílem výzkumu bylo zjistit úroveň interkulturní kompetence (IC) studentů katedry na začátku jejich studia (podzim 2011), srovnat ji s úrovní jejich IC na konci jejich studia (podzim 2016) a zaměřit se na vlivy, které hrály v rozvoji jejich IC roli. Pro účely výzkumu byl použit nástroj Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3. Výsledky naznačují, že studenti mají tendenci svou IC nadhodnocovat, přičemž ve skutečnosti se nacházejí v etnocentrických fázích rozvoje IC jak na začátku studia, tak na jeho konci.

Abstract (in English)

The poster presents research conducted at the Department of English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Education, Masaryk University in Brno in 2011 – 2016. The aims of the research were to examine the departmental students' intercultural competence (IC) at the beginning of their studies (autumn 2011), compare it with their level of IC at the end of their studies (autumn 2016) and investigate the influences that played a role in their IC development. Intercultural Development Inventory®, version 3 was used for the purposes of the research. The results indicate that students tend to overestimate their level of IC, and find themselves in ethnocentric stages of intercultural development both at the beginning and at the end of their university studies.