Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization

In Deardorff (2006), Byram's (1997) definition of ICC was the highest rated by institutions, with M = 3.5.

“The results demonstrated that Byram's (1997) definition of ICC, which focuses heavily on language proficiency, was the highest rated ( M = 3.5)”

In Deardorff (2006), only one element, understanding of others' world views, received 100% agreement from the raters.

“with only one element, understanding of others' world views, receiving 100% agreement from the raters.”

The administrators' responses confirmed the need for a general definition of ICC that could be used across student populations and contexts.

“and confirmed the need for a general definition that could be used across student populations and contexts.”

In Deardorff (2006), seven definitions and 22 elements of ICC were agreed upon by 80% (16 out of 23) of the international scholars.

“Seven definitions and 22 elements were agreed upon by 80% (16 out of 23) of the group”

Administrators' responses revealed that similar yet distinctive terms (cross-cultural competence, global competence, intercultural competence, and global citizenship) were used to discuss ICC.

“Responses from administrators also revealed that similar yet distinctive terms were being used to discuss this construct, including c ross-cultural competence, global competence, intercultural competence , and global citizenship (Deardorff, 2006, p. 247)”

In Deardorff (2006), a group of 23 international scholars rated Deardorff's (2004) definition of ICC as the highest on average.

“In the same study, a group of 23 international scholars rated the same nine definitions; on average, Deardorff's (2004) definition of ICC as 'the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in intercultural situations based on one's intercultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes' (p. 194) was the highest rated.”

In Deardorff (2006), Lambert's (1994) definition of ICC was the second highest rated by institutions, with M = 3.3.

“followed by Lambert's (1994) definition ( M = 3.3), which highlights task accomplishment in the global context (see Table 1; Deardorff, 2006).”

Deardorff (2006) identified three prevalent themes across definitions generated by individual institutions: awareness, valuing, and understanding of cultural differences; experiencing other cultures; and self-awareness of one's own culture.

“the same researchers identified three prevalent themes across definitions generated by individual institutions, including 'the awareness, valuing, and understanding of cultural differences; experiencing other cultures; and self-awareness of one's own culture' (Deardorff, 2006, p. 247).”

Intercultural communicative competence involves attitudes such as openness and curiosity, knowledge of cultural practices, and skills of interpreting and relating meanings across cultures.

“Drawing on Byram's framework, ICC involves several interrelated components, including attitudes (such as openness and curiosity), knowledge of cultural practices, and skills of interpreting and relating meanings across cultures (Byram, 2021;Sercu et al., 2022;Deardorff, 2006).”