2020 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence

January 23–26, 2020

Tucson, Arizona and online

How Short is Enough? Summer Study Abroad and Global Competence

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 9:00 AM–Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM MST

Virtual presentations available online throughout the conference

Proposal Type

Virtual paper presentation

Language of Presentation

English

Strand

Curriculum design and instruction

Summary

This presentation describes the use of intensive cultural reflection activities for the development of intercultural competence in short-term summer study abroad in Germany and compares the effectiveness of two program models (four weeks and eight weeks abroad).

Primary Presenter

Theresa Schenker, Yale University

Country

USA