Exploring Finnish upper secondary English teachers’ cognition and practice of teaching intercultural competence

Nowadays, globalization has increased the interaction and encounters between diverse cultures, which makes intercultural competence increasingly imperative in multicultural situations. Students are the masters of the future world, as are the English teachers, who play a principle role in students’...

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Main Author: Zheng, Huanhuan
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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title_fullStr Exploring Finnish upper secondary English teachers’ cognition and practice of teaching intercultural competence Exploring Finnish upper secondary English teachers’ cognition and practice of teaching intercultural competence
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