2009/01/26 by Betty Leask · 4 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Higher Education Governance and Development #International Student and Expatriate Challenges #Second Language Learning and Teaching
paper · doi:10.1177/1028315308329786
openalex publication_date 2009/01/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This article argues that improved interactions between home and international students are dependant on the way we use both the formal and the informal curricula to encourage and reward intercultural engagement. It draws on the results of several research studies to present some strategies for facilitating meaningful interaction between students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds in and out of the classroom. Principles and guidelines for structuring formal and informal curricular activities and services are proposed. This article concludes that the development of intercultural competencies in students is a key outcome of an internationalised curriculum, which requires a campus environment and culture that obviously motivates and rewards interaction between international and home students in and out of the classroom. This means that a range of people across institutions need to engage with the internationalisation agenda over time to improve interactions between home and international students.