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DOI： 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.07.008

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The rapid development of international education has occurred alongside a growing demand for higher education institutions to educate globally competent graduates. Yet, mobility remains a distant opportunity for most students, and Japanese undergraduate students often cite financial, safety, and job-hunting concerns as obstacles to studying abroad. Internationalisation-at-home has emerged as a viable alternative to mobility in Japan through government-funded internationalisation programs. This article will discuss the impact of co-curricular and extracurricular programs on the development of intercultural competence among 164 first-year Japanese students at two Top Global universities in Japan. Results from a one-year longitudinal, mixed methods study reveal that while formal programs positively affect intercultural competence development, informal intercultural contact on campus negatively affects students’ intercultural attitudes. Findings also indicate that student perceptions of intercultural competence at the pre-intervention stage affect engagement with intercultural opportunities on campus, suggesting the importance of introducing interventions prior to higher education.

DOI： 10.1177/10283153211070110

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In 2014, 24 Type B universities were selected as part of the Top Global University Project to act as institutional role models of internationalization in Japan and as gateways for the development of global human resources, that is, globally competent human resources. The increasing pressure to internationalize, perceived as a major solution to Japan’s aging population, declining birthrate, and economic slump, is set against broader concerns regarding the emphasis placed by policy makers on quantitative goals. This research study aimed to explore the impact of six at-home initiatives developed to promote intercultural interaction at a highly diverse Japanese university and, ultimately, foster the development of global human resources. Online survey results of 355 Japanese students of English as a foreign language were used as data to analyze participation and interaction rates, as well as skill development and pertinence to postgraduation goals. Results show that despite the emphasis placed by the university on intercultural exchange, participation in noncompulsory activities that support language and cross-cultural competence acquisition is still relatively low. In addition, a significant number of students who participated in the initiatives admitted to only interacting with Japanese peers or perceived little impact on their skills. Suggestions are made to improve the discussed initiatives so as to maximize the impact of the multicultural campus on domestic students’ skills.

DOI： 10.1177/1028315320906159

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Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Part of collection (book)   Publisher：Springer Nature Singapore  

DOI： 10.1007/978-981-19-4033-0_8

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For language teachers, the merits of observing other teachers in the classroom are widely known, and thus the practice is accepted as useful in teacher development. Axiomatic as it might be in large and busy English departments with coordinated scheduling and curricula, finding time for peer observation and reflection is often hindered by a teacher’s many obligations and responsibilities. However, there is no adequate substitute for in-class observation. Observing colleagues approaching the same curriculum in different ways can help to open the collective “collegial eye” to the unseen or hidden patterns that often arise in classes during the semester.

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Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

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Language：English   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

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