Why is intercultural competence important?

Описание: Professor Deardorff has worked in the area of international education for over twenty years with experience in study abroad, international student services, cultural programming, and ESL teaching/teacher training. She is the Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators, a national professional organization based at Duke University, where she is a Research Scholar in the Education Program. Professor Deardorff is also is Visiting Professor at Leeds-Metropolitan University in the U.K., an Adjunct Professor at Monterey Institute of International Studies, and is on the faculty of the prestigious Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon. She is internationally renowned for her research on intercultural competence and international education assessment.

Professor Deardorff was the Keynote Speaker at the 2014 ISANA Conference in Adelaide, South Australia where she kindly spoke to Project Leader, Dr Tracey Bretag. Professor Deardorff answered five key questions relating to the Project’s objectives.

To find out more about the Ready for Take-off: Intercultural Learning in Asia project, please visit the project website at interculturallearningasia.edu.au