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30 - Defining, Developing and Assessing Intercultural Competence

from Part V - Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2020

By
Darla K. Deardorff
Edited by
Guido Rings  and
Sebastian Rasinger
Guido Rings
Affiliation:
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Sebastian Rasinger
Affiliation:
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
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Summary

Darla K. Deardorff’s chapter provides an overview of established definitions of intercultural competence before it examines how it is developed in a variety of contexts, including education, healthcare and within international organizations. The chapter concludes by outlining some principles of intercultural competence assessment, as well as the changing assessment paradigm.

Keywords

intercultural communicationintercultural competenceassessmenteducationhealthcareorganizations
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The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication , pp. 493 - 503
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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