Intercultural competence

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is an assessment that examines an individual’s intercultural competence (Hammer, Bennett, & Wiseman, 2003). Bennett (2004) describes intercultural competence as one’s place on a continuum from ethnocentric to ethnorelativism. As I understand it, the IDI and intercultural competence are examining an individual’s ability to understand and accept other cultures. The IDI measures intercultural competence on a continuum that includes five stages that a person

definition of intercultural competence (IC) depending on the contexts. Cultural intelligence (CQ), cross-cultural awareness, multicultural competence, intercultural sensitivity, global competence, and transcultural skills all are intercultural competence. Intercultural competence is “the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in intercultural situations based on one’s intercultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes” (Deardorff, 2006, p. 248). Some have termed intercultural competence as a developmental

INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE OF INTERNATIONAL RECRUITERS 37 Literature Review Studies of intercultural competence over the past thirty years attempt to measure the success or growth of an individual’s knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to other cultures (Sinicrope, Norris & Watanabe, 2007). Global learning outcomes such as intercultural communication skills, intercultural adaptability, intercultural sensitivity, intercultural maturity, and intercultural competence are skills that universities

Regardless of the reason behind studying abroad, a clear conclusion can be made that studying abroad can be used as a process of learning intercultural competence. (Koskinen and Tossavainen 2004). In effort to change the upcoming generation’s view of the world, studying abroad should be mandatory because it is not only mechanism to increasing intercultural competence, but it can promote racial awareness in American undergraduates. “Colleges and universities are microcosms of society and are therefore

In their paper, “Increasing Intercultural Competence and Tolerance in Multicultural Schools: A Training Program and Its Effectiveness,” Lebedeva, Makarova, and Tatarko (2013) discuss the Training of Intercultural Competence and Tolerance (TICT) program that was developed as a measure for preventing interethnic conflicts that were prevalent in the North Caucasus Federal District of Russia. In the paper, the authors examine the motives for developing the training program, the structure of the program

experience. In order for people to feel these connections with others, the ability to communicate and behave in appropriate ways with others who are culturally different, otherwise known as intercultural competence, is enacted (Why Intercultural Competence?). It is very important to practice intercultural competence on a day to day basis, even outside of friendships because it benefits the world in so many ways. It allow successful conflict resolution, if individuals are able to think outside the problems

communication and transformational leaders in particular” (Barrett, D., 2014). Intercultural competence involves effective communication with people of different cultural backgrounds. “Without knowledge of other cultures, people tend to make embarrassing mistakes when conducting international business” (Duggan, T., 2017). This can take place in the workplace as well. Regarding my current organization, tools improve intercultural competence would include cultural awareness, cultural differences, values and morale

Intercultural communication is defined as when people communicate with one another who have different cultures. They may differ because of their languages, beliefs, values, and behavioral characteristics (Bennett, 1998). The intercultural communication plays a key role in globalization. It will help organizations to have a long-term success if they can manage the cultural differences and intercultural cooperation effectively to conflicts. Increasing shared knowledge and dealing with miscommunication

that one acquires through birth. Instead, it is a developmental process that is nurtured over time. While the growth process may start off with a memorized list of acceptable and unacceptable behaviors that one is supposed to follow, true intercultural competence evolves when behaviors are internalized and occur naturally because they “feel right” (Medina-López-Portillo, 2004, p. 315). Stress, anxiety, and difficulties are sometimes signs that an individual is making progress towards cross-cultural

paper, I will discuss the role of intercultural communication competence (ICC) in the workplace and how study abroad can implement the skills to perform in an intercultural environment. Then, I will tie this information into my intended future communication studies and career options. To begin, intercultural communication and intercultural competence overlap in their definition. Intercultural communication is communicating between cultures and intercultural competence is the effective ability to interact