The Gains and Pains of Mixed National Group Work at University

Autor/inn/en	Spencer-Oatey, Helen; Dauber, Daniel
Titel	The Gains and Pains of Mixed National Group Work at University
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 38 (2017) 3, S.219-236 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2015.1134549
Schlagwörter	Teamwork; International Education; Skill Development; Cultural Awareness; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Intercultural Communication; Foreign Countries; Cooperative Learning; Cultural Differences; Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Likert Scales; Friendship; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Individual Differences; Asians; Job Skills; Education Work Relationship; Intergroup Relations; Surveys; Undergraduate Students; Qualitative Research; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Erziehung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Ausland; Kooperatives Lernen; Kultureller Unterschied; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Likert-Skala; Freundschaft; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Individueller Unterschied; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Produktive Fertigkeit; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Qualitative Forschung; Großbritannien
Abstract	According to a recent report, the top skill that employers are looking for in graduates is an ability to work collaboratively with teams of people from a range of backgrounds and countries. So as universities seek to internationalise, an important question is how successful they are in developing this skill. Both research and anecdotal evidence suggest that it is a challenging task and that universities are struggling to achieve it. In this paper, we report a study on working in mixed national groups and its relation to intercultural skills. A total of 2000 students at a UK university responded to a questionnaire that had both closed and open questions. A range of statistical analyses were carried out on the quantitative data, and the open-ended comments were analysed thematically. The responses were compared across national/regional clusters and our findings indicate that mixed national group work is widely perceived across the clusters as enriching and not particularly challenging. Correlations indicate that students perceive such group work as more important for the development of intercultural skills than cross-national friendships. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01