'I'd say it's kind of unique in a way' : the development of an intercultural student relationship

This article tracks the emergence, maintenance, and evolution of a positive intercultural relationship between a multilingual international student from Vietnam and a monolingual local Australian student in their first year at university. The literature overwhelmingly suggests that in institutions w...

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Published in:Journal of studies in international education 2013-11, Vol.17 (5), p.533-553
Main Authors: Bennett, Rebecca J., Volet, Simone E., Fozdar, Farida E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Case Studies
College Students
Cultural Awareness
Cultural interrelationships
Domestic students
Educational Environment
Empowerment
English (Second Language)
First year students
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Friendship
Higher education
Institutional role
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural education
Intercultural influences
International Education
International students
Internationalization
Interpersonal Relationship
Language of Instruction
Literature
Monolingualism
Multilingualism
Peer relationship
Second Language Learning
Semi Structured Interviews
Student Attitudes
Universities
Vietnam
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Summary:This article tracks the emergence, maintenance, and evolution of a positive intercultural relationship between a multilingual international student from Vietnam and a monolingual local Australian student in their first year at university. The literature overwhelmingly suggests that in institutions where English is the language of instruction, monolingual local students rarely mix with international students who are not fully proficient in English. This dyad thus provided fertile ground for exploring the development of an unusual intercultural student relationship. Narrative analysis explores the extent to which individual agency and the institutional environment coshaped this relationship over time and in various contexts. In the context of the internationalisation of the tertiary education sphere, this study offers a prototypical case highlighting affordances and constraints that may influence the development of productive and amicable intercultural relationships on diverse university campuses. [Author abstract, ed]
ISSN:1028-3153
1552-7808
DOI:10.1177/1028315312474937