Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
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2024-05Publisher
Brac UniversityAuthor
Zimu, Mahmuda AkterMetadata
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The aim of the study is to explore Cultural Barriers and Intercultural Competence of
International Students at a Private University; especially, in an ESOL context such as
Bangladesh where the country is predominantly monocultural. When foreign students come to
Bangladesh for studying, they require intercultural competence to cope with this culture and it is
important to explore foreign students’ competence, challenges, and most used competence. The
study has chosen qualitative multiple case study approach where the main source of data
collection is interview and participants’ responses. The interview sessions have been organized
with 7 participants. The results of the interviews have shown that the foreign students face
intercultural challenges in language, communication, food habit, and also in the mode of
teaching. Again, these foreign participants are more comfortable to make friends and
communicate with them to overcome their challenges. Therefore, the study is significant to fill
the gap of knowledge in the field of intercultural competence especially in Bangladeshi context.
Keywords
Cultural barrier; Overseas students; Intercultural competence; Communication challenge; Foreign language; Private universitiesLC Subject Headings
International education.; Intercultural communication--Study and teaching (Higher).; Cultural competence--Study and teaching (Higher).; Education and globalization.Description
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English, 2024.Department
Department of English and Humanities, Brac UniversityType
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- Thesis, M.A. (English) [121]