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Creating socialization and intercultural citizenship among binational volunteers: Mexican volunteers’ perspectives on an immersion training model.
- Source :
- Language & Intercultural Communication; Dec2018, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p613-630, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- International non-profit organizations (INGOs) were traditionally established to facilitate dialogue and bridge cultures. In order for INGOs to successfully carry out their objectives, global activists must work together in a culturally sensitive and responsible manner. The current article examines a volunteer training model that was designed to promote meaningful interactions between binational volunteers. The training, based on a Spanish-immersion and homestay experience, was piloted among volunteers at an INGO on the Mexico-US border. Results suggest that the immersion training model allowed volunteers to reassess and ultimately strengthen their relationships with their international counterparts while developing intercultural citizenship skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14708477
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Language & Intercultural Communication
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132273084
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1374963