Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms.

Crawford, Isabella; Swartz, Stephanie; Luck, Susan; Barbosa, Belem

Abstract

The world is global whether we like it or not. The Fortune 500 leading global companies employ 67 million people in 34 countries. Tertiary-level teaching within this global context presents instructors with several challenges. Through easy accessibility to information throughout the world, instructors of all disciplines must continually keep up with new developments, as well as impart critical thinking skills and fundamental subject knowledge to their students. Furthermore, technical savviness, knowledge of foreign languages and intercultural competence are prerequisites for graduates today. These skills are no longer exclusively for global careers but also for positions in middle-sized companies. To compete and be successful in these world businesses, no matter the level of employment, employees need intercultural communication competency skills.

Citation

CRAWFORD, I., SWARTZ, S., LUCK, S. and BARBOSA, B. 2019. Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms. Presented at the 2019 Learning, teaching and student experience conference of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (LTSE 2019), 14-15 May 2019, Manchester, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: 2019 Learning, teaching and student experience conference of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (LTSE 2019)
• Start Date: May 14, 2019
• End Date: May 15, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 17, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 17, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Global businesses; Graduate skills; Intercultural communication
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/322821