"Stories from Abroad" – Students' Narratives about Intercultural Encounters  

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Kilianska-Przybylo, Grazyna

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: TESOL Journal vol. 6 (Jun. 2012), page 123-133.
Topik: narrative inquiry; intercultural competence; intercultural encounters; cultural awareness
Fulltext: Stories from Abroad.pdf (245.7KB)

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The aim of this article is to analyze the narrative inquiries produced by proficient students of English (n= 40) who described and reflected upon their encounters with foreigners (native and non- native speakers of English). Narrative approach views individuals as „story- telling organisms? who by narrating a story reflect upon and understand their experience. Narrating stories based on intercultural encounters brings a variety of benefits (both educational and personal). It helps to derive the meaning from a particular, single, context- specific situation; build the knowledge about culturebound behaviour, gradually develop students? intercultural competence, and finally increase their self-knowledge. As students reported, it was also a memorable and personally significant experience, however not always positive.

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