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Training of Intercultural Competence. Wiebke Witt & Ulrike Bley. Contents of the study. development and testing of a systematic model for intercultural competence cognitive and affective predictors for the competent behavior of foreign students
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Training of Intercultural Competence Wiebke Witt & Ulrike Bley
Contents of the study • development and testing of a systematic model for intercultural competence • cognitive and affective predictors for the competent behavior of foreign students • specially-developed research survey of valid and reliable scales • cognitive and affective factors influence competent behavior in an intercultural context
Procedures In Cooperation with the International Academic Office (AAA), Central Institution for Modern Languages (ZEMS) and studies of Global Production Engineering (GPE) • Survey: postal, language courses, lectures • Measure-time: january 2002 • Participants: international students of different exchange programmes
Sample • Sex: 52 female, 93 male • Age: 18 - 35 years • Origin: 39 countries from 5 continents • Programmes: Erasmus, DAAD / TU-direct exchange • Duration of stay: average 8 months • Faculties: all 8 faculties of the TU-Berlin