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Intercultural Competences Develop by Themselves: True or False?

In: Intercultural Readiness

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  • Ursula Brinkmann
  • Oscar Weerdenburg

Abstract

Spending time abroad is important in order to develop intercultural competences — but it won’t develop them all by itself. They’re not like a suntan that happens just from being in the sun! To be effective and at ease in dealing with other cultures, we need to build on our abilities to listen, respond to signals, make and maintain networks and manage the newness of places and people strange to us. And the key to intercultural competence is our cross-cultural friendships.

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  • Ursula Brinkmann & Oscar Weerdenburg, 2014. "Intercultural Competences Develop by Themselves: True or False?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Intercultural Readiness, chapter 0, pages 95-134, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-34698-8_6
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137346988_6
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