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Exploring the Impact of Study Abroad on Students’ Intercultural Communication Skills: Adaptability and Sensitivity
Abstract
This study answers a need for outcome assessment in study abroad by exploring the intercultural communication skills of study abroad and on campus students. Through a pretest and posttest of two specific skills, intercultural adaptability and intercultural sensitivity, study abroad students were compared to students who stay on campus to measure their change (if any) during the course of the semester. Using the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory and the Intercultural Sensitivity Index, the two student groups individually assessed their strengths and weaknesses through a self-reported inventory at the beginning and end of the fall 2002 academic semester. Results confirmed the hypothesis that students who study abroad exhibit a greater change in intercultural communication skills after their semester abroad than students who stay on campus. Results also indicated that exposure to various cultures was the greatest predictor of intercultural communication skills.
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“Some evidence suggests that ICC is a malleable skill and that higher education experiences influence the development of these competencies for both educators and students (e.g., Eisenberg et al., 2013).”
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- Authors
- Williams, T. R.
- Affiliations
- Texas Christian University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Williams, Tracy Rundstrom
- Venue
- Journal of Studies in International Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2005-12
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 356-371
- ISSN
- 1028-3153 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-7808
- OpenAlex
- W2092341430
- Cited by
- 603
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 61 · 2017: 49 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 44 · 2013: 36 · 2012: 39
- FWCI
- 22.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Studies in International Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Social Sciences › Communication › Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Governance and Development
- Keywords
- study abroad, intercultural communication skills, intercultural adaptability, intercultural sensitivity, cross-cultural adaptation, outcome measurement, international students, on-campus students, cultural exposure
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