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Intercultural Experiences Comparison between France and Singapore—Introducing the Proximal Zone of Intercultural Development (PZID)

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  • Rachid Oulahal

    (DIRE Research Center, Department of Social Sciences, La Réunion University, 97400 La Réunion, France)

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This article presents results from a comparative analysis of intercultural experiences between French and Singaporean participants. France and Singapore were chosen as research fields because of their singularities in terms of cultural difference management: a universalist cultural model for France and a pluralist cultural model for Singapore. Based on an online questionnaire addressing the intercultural experiences, a quantitative analysis allows us to identify differences between the French and Singaporean participants. A particularity of the Singaporean context leads us to think about the proximal zone of intercultural development concept (PZID) that we will develop in this article.

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  • Rachid Oulahal, 2022. "Intercultural Experiences Comparison between France and Singapore—Introducing the Proximal Zone of Intercultural Development (PZID)," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2022:i:1:p:32-:d:1021875
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