Developing intercultural awareness using digital storytelling

被引:42
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作者
Ribeiro, Sandra P. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Polytech Porto, CEI CICE, Sch Accounting & Adm Oporto, Sao Mamede de Infesta, Portugal
关键词
Digital storytelling; HE; intercultural awareness; student engagement; technology-enhanced learning; STORY; SKILLS;
D O I
10.1080/14708477.2015.1113752
中图分类号
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要
Higher Education mirrors the shifting nature of society and work. Mobility may provide unparalleled learning opportunities for all stakeholders; however, in order to live and work in plural societies as socially responsible and intercultural knowledgeable citizens, intercultural awareness and intercultural communication skills need to be mastered. In parallel, the relevance of a digital agenda and the studies that attest to the positive student engagement brought about by the inclusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) across all grade levels push educators to seek and incorporate technology-based learning and teaching strategies. Digital Storytelling was implemented in an undergraduate degree in Business Communication, where students discuss and reflect on key issues in Intercultural Communication. Our case study draws on the qualitative analysis of a questionnaire, which intended to understand student perceptions regarding an assignment where they are asked to create Digital Stories and consider on the their own reflection process regarding intercultural differences and communicating across cultures. Our analysis of the 140 questionnaires revealed that Digital Storytelling was able to engage students in a serious and productive debate revolving around technology-enhanced learning and cultural differences, empowering them to construct new personal and group meanings and improve their intercultural awareness. O Ensino Superior reflete a natureza inconstante da sociedade e do trabalho. A mobilidade pode proporcionar oportunidades de aprendizagem inigualaveis para todos, no entanto, a fim de viver e trabalhar em sociedades plurais como cidadAos conhecedores e socialmente responsaveis, e necessario adquirirem uma maior consciencia intercultural. Ao mesmo tempo, a relevancia da Agenda Digital, e os estudos que destacam os resultados positivos que derivam da inclusAo das TIC no ensino servem de impeto para os professores incorporarem estrategias de ensino base tecnologica. Digital Storytelling foi implementado na Licenciatura em ComunicacAo Empresarial, onde os alunos tem a oportunidade de se debrucarem sobre questoes relacionadas com a ComunicacAo Intercultural. O nosso estudo de caso baseia-se na analise qualitativa de um questionario, que destina-se a compreender as percepcoes dos alunos em relacAo a uma trabalho em que tem de criar narrativas digitais e analisar o sobre o seu proprio processo de reflexAo sobre as diferencas interculturais e a comunicacAo entre culturas. Uma analise a 140 inqueritos por questionario revelou que o trabalho que incluia Digital Storytelling foi capaz de motivar e envolver os alunos em torno de um debate, consciente e inconsciente, sobre a integracAo das TIC no ensino superior e as diferencas culturais de forma a capacita-los para a construcAo de novos significados individuais e de grupo e melhorar a sua consciencia intercultural.
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页码:69 / 82
页数:14
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