Intercultural Competences Develop by Themselves: True or False?

Ursula Brinkmann and Oscar Weerdenburg

Chapter Chapter 5 in Intercultural Readiness, 2014, pp 95-134 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: European Union; Diffi Cult; Diversity Prediction; Diverse Region; Intercultural Communication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137346988_6

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