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2022 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence

Virtual. All sessions will be accessed through the conference app, which will be accessible to registered attendees in January.

Engaging and Embracing Different Cultural Voices through Autoethnographies

viernes, el 28 de enero de 2022 a las 08:30–10:30 MST
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Presentation Summary

This paper discusses the value of autoethnography that involves the steps of ‘prepare’, ‘engage’ and ‘reflect’ to significant self-assessed development of intercultural competence of Chinese study-abroad students as a research-driven, theory-based intercultural intervention.

Primary Presenter

Dr Jianwei Xu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State (if in the U.S.)
Country

Belgium

Professional Biography

Jianwei Xu is a lecturer in Language Education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Her research interests mainly reside in sociocultural perspectives on second language learning, intercultural education and heritage language education.

Secondary Presenters

Ann Peeters, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State (if in the U.S.)
Country

Belgium

Professional Biography

Dr Ann Peeters teaches Italian and literature at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is also the director of the English-medium MA Programme in Linguistics and Literary Studies in the Faculty of Languages and Humanities. Currently, she is the vice-chair of the university’s Council for International Policy. 

Maarten Gernay, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State (if in the U.S.)
Country

Belgium

Professional Biography

Maarten Gernay holds an MA in Sinology from KU Leuven, Belgium. He teaches Chinese courses in the Chinese Minor programme at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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