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Connecting with culturally diverse others - the case of Malaysian students’ social interactions on campus

Dalib, Syarizan and Harun, Minah and Yusof, Norhafezah and Ahmad, Mohd Khairie (2019) Connecting with culturally diverse others - the case of Malaysian students’ social interactions on campus. Journal of Intercultural Communication (49). ISSN 1404-1634

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Abstract

Connecting with culturally diverse individuals require in-depth understanding and knowledge of intercultural competence. This paper focuses on the Malaysian students’ intercultural competence in the Malaysian campus to gain insights into their social interaction. Specifically, we highlight the Malaysian students’ reflection of intercultural competence based on their encounters with the international students in the Malaysian university environment. Using a qualitative approach, we collect data from in-depth interviews with the selected Malaysian undergraduate students from three universities in Northern Malaysia. The findings draw attention to two emerging themes: self-other awareness and inter-lingual communication strategies. The paper contributes to enhancing awareness of self and other, and language-related accommodation strategies in embracing intercultural communication.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Intercultural competence, intercultural communication, self-other awareness, interlingual communication strategies, Malaysia
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Divisions: School of Multimedia Technology & Communication
Depositing User: Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited: 18 Apr 2019 00:59
Last Modified: 18 Apr 2019 00:59
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/25907

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