Improving Cross-Cultural Awareness and Communication through Mobile Technologies

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL)

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 39-53

  Botha, Adele ^a   Vosloo, Steve ^b   Kuner, John ^b   Van Den Berg, Madelein ^a  

^a CSIR MERAKA INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital Media; Intercultural Communication; Intercultural Competencies; Mobile Storytelling; Online Collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001819694     PISSN: 19418647     EISSN: 19418655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jmbl.2009040103     Document Type: Article

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