Developing Empathy in Intercultural Communication Students through Virtual Exchange?
Friday, January 24, 2020 at 5:30 PM–6:00 PM MST add to calendar
Salon J
Proposal Type
In-person paper presentation
Language of Presentation
English
Strand
Exchanges (physical and virtual)
Summary
Can empathy and emotional intelligence be taught in intercultural communication classroom? Empathy is a component of intercultural competence and methods have already been developed for teaching purposes. The paper presentation will focus on both theoretical and practical aspects of teaching the emotional components of intercultural competence.
Primary Presenter
Ivett Ruta Guntersdorfer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany: Institut für Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Country
Germany
Secondary Presenters
Irina Golubeva, University of Maryland at Baltimore County
Country
USA