Videoconferencing and the development of intercultural competence: Insights from students' self‐reflections

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 761 - 784
• Main Authors: Tecedor, Marta, Vasseur, Raychel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Beliefs; computer‐mediated communication; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Intercultural Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Native Speakers; NS‐NNS interaction; Second Language Instruction; Service‐provider virtual exchanges; Spanish; Student Attitudes; Videoconferencing

This manuscript contributes to the existing body of literature on intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in the context of computer‐mediated communication by examining how fourth‐semester learners of Spanish (n = 18) display and develop ICC over the course of a semester. Novel to this study ar...