1. Exploring intercultural competence of college students in teacher training courses -Intercultural Knowledge and Awareness-
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intercultural awareness ,学部生 ,異文化間能力 ,intercultural competence ,intercultural knowledge ,異文化知識 ,undergraduate students ,ETYP:教育関連論文 ,異文化意識 - Abstract
急速な社会のグローバル化の中で、地球市民性をどのように育むかは教育現場や教員養成においても重要な課題の一つである。その中で異文化理解、異文化間コミュニケーション等に関わる能力、知識、態度等は、多文化共生社会を生き抜くために必要な資質の一つと考えられる。そこで本研究ではこれらの要素の中で、異文化に関する基本的事項の捉え方(異文化知識)、及び、異文化接触や自分と異なる文化背景をもつ人等に対してどのような考え方をもっているか(異文化意識)に焦点を当て、学部1・2年生を対象とした調査(5件法)を実施した。その結果、(1)学生は異文化についての基礎的事項の捉え方は概ね適切であるということ、(2)異文化を受容しようとする柔軟性や多様な価値観を備えていること、異文化理解は必要ない等の望ましくない考えは持っていないこと等の傾向が明らかになった。この傾向は、学生の専攻(学系)によりほとんど差異は見られなかった。さらに探索的因子分析の結果、(3)学生の異文化意識を構成する要素として、「文化の多様性」「文化の特有性」「保守的思想」「自己中心性」の4因子が特定された。そして、難易度を上げた調査や調査方法の精緻化、上級学年の傾向、学生の経歴等の影響等、今後の多くの検討課題が提示された。, In the rapid globalization of society, how to foster global citizenship is one of the important issues in the field of education and teacher training. Among them, the abilities, knowledge, attitudes, etc. related to intercultural understanding and intercultural communication (called intercultural competence) are considered to be one of the qualities necessary for surviving in a multicultural society. Therefore, in this research, we will explore the awareness of cross-cultural competence among students in the teacher training course. The theoretical foundations of this study are Byram’s (1997) Model of Intercultural Communicative Competence, the Model of Competences for Democratic Culture presented by the Council of Europe in the framework of the RFCDC (Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture), and, FREPA (Framework of Reference for Pluralistic Approaches to Languages and Cultures) constructed by the European Center for Modern Languages (2010). This present knowledge, attitudes, and thinking skills as the central components of intercultural competence. Under these principles, we focus on basic knowledge about different cultures (“cross-cultural knowledge”) and awareness of cross-cultural understanding and contact with other cultures (“cross-cultural awareness”). We investigated how they self-evaluate their abilities. As a result, it was found that students are able to make appropriate judgments about the basics of different cultures, have diverse values, have the flexibility to accept different cultures, and have diverse values. Furthermore, there was a tendency not to have undesirable ideas such as that one’s own culture is the best or that understanding other cultures is not necessary. Through exploratory factor analysis, four factors, “cultural diversity,” “cultural peculiarities,” “conservative thought,” and “self-centeredness,” were identified as elements that make up students’ cross-cultural awareness. These are just the beginnings of a student’s cross-cultural competencies and require further investigation.
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- 2023