Self-Development of Intercultural Competence in Academic Exchange Programmes: Students’ Attitude

Abstract

The paper analyses the role of academic exchange programmes in students’ intercultural competence self-development. Research literature indicates that academic exchange helps students to improve their learning and general competences. This encouraged an enquiry into the attitude of students towards the development of intercultural competence in academic exchange programmes. The results of the interview conducted in the spring of 2011 are presented in this paper. The study involved 15 students who went abroad to study under the Erasmus programme. The analysis highlights the students’ approach to the main elements of intercultural competence and educational features of participating in academic exchange programmes.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ss.75.1.1592