عنوان
پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TL50124
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
International Mindedness Within Intercultural Competence: A Collective Case Study of Faculty's Conceptualizations and Practices of International Mindedness in One Saudi EFL Higher Education Institution in an Effort to Achieve Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Alhuthaif, Abeer
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Gomez, Joel
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The George Washington University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
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319 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ed.D.
Body granting the degree
The George Washington University
Text preceding or following the note
2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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International mindedness is a recent and evolving research topic in language education and other fields because of its significance in promoting global relations, ethical leadership, intercultural understanding, global engagement, and world communication. This study explored the conceptions and practices of international mindedness of four English as a foreign language (EFL) faculty members in higher education programs in a Saudi university. The four EFL faculty teach at the same university but in different EFL departments. Two participants belong to the Department of English and Translation and the other two to the Preparatory Year Program. This study employed a collective case study (Stake, 1995) based on a constructivist epistemological approach. The conceptual framework of this study adapted Byram's (1997) Intercultural Communicative Competence model to guide the research questions, data collection, and analysis. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation such as program plans and course syllabi of the two EFL programs. Data analysis consisted of within-case and cross-case analysis to describe cases, identify codes, and search for correspondence and meanings. Themes were developed from the data, and thematic analysis was used to answer the research question. Triangulation of data sources and member checking during data collection and analysis established trustworthiness. The study had four conclusions: (a) basic language skills, grammar, and intercultural understanding are intertwined in Saudi EFL programs; (b) education technology promotes intercultural communication through interactive learning experiences; (c) although they had not heard about international mindedness previously, Saudi EFL faculty are able to describe it and use it in the classroom through intercultural competence; and (d) references to international perspectives in EFL are minimal in the data collected and require additional attention in the Saudi EFL curriculum in future research. The study makes recommendations for practice in this area of study. The results of this study contribute to the literature on international mindedness and EFL, specifically as it relates to teaching EFL in Saudi higher education settings. Moreover, the study contributes toward the advancement of the Saudi Vision 2030 by emphasizing the importance of an international perspective in EFL education and its influence on developing interculturally competent learners who are aware of their cultural identity, who are able to communicate globally, and who are prepared to respond to global changes.
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
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Case studies
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Communicative competence
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Cultural factors
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Cultural identity
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Curriculum development
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Data collection
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English as a second language instruction
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English as an international language
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Ethics
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Foreign language education
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Higher education
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Intercultural communication
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Interpersonal communication
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Literary translation
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Multicultural education
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Vision
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Alhuthaif, Abeer
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Gomez, Joel
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
The George Washington University
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[Thesis]
276903
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