Blogging: Fostering intercultural competence development in foreign language and study abroad contexts

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 454-477

  Elola, Idoia ^a   Oskoz, Ana ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blogs; Byram's ICC model; Intercultural competence; Intercultural learning; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249130953     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03307.x     Document Type: Article

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