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

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Author(s): Rich Rice (Texas Tech University, USA)and Ben Lauren (Florida International University, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 20
Source title: Digital Rhetoric and Global Literacies: Communication Modes and Digital Practices in the Networked World
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gustav Verhulsdonck (University of Texas at El Paso, USA)and Marohang Limbu (Michigan State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4916-3.ch008

Keywords: Communications Theory / Digital Communications / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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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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