The usefulness of summer camp programs for LEI students to develop intercultural competence for effective communication
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2024-10
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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“In recent years, there has been a significant change in the perspective of learning and teaching English as a foreign language through the recognition of intercultural competence as a key component so that the language learner can communicate effectively in a real context. This research work aims to analyze the experiences of students who participate in summer camps in order to identify the cultural factors that influence students to improve their communication skills during such camp programs, which allows them to understand different ways of seeing the world. Results suggest that students are indeed aware that being in a real context and interacting directly with culturally different people not only improves the literal understanding of what they say in the language, but also the understanding of behaviors, therefore they are able to communicate and act correctly in any type of situation. The analysis of these experiences is a source of information for future research related to the topic of intercultural competence because they give an example of its usefulness by raising awareness that by understanding different perspectives we are able to adapt and interact more comfortably and resolve problematic situations”.
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