scholarly journals Developing intercultural communicative competence in the ClerKing telecollaborative project

2021 ◽  
pp. 200-206
Author(s):  
Oneil Madden ◽  
Soyini Ashby
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Negotiation Of Meaning ◽  
The West ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Intercultural Conflict ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
The University

Living in the 21st century means living in an era that is increasingly globalising where cross-cultural communication is essential; thus, students should be given opportunities to cultivate their Intercultural Communicative Competences (ICC). This paper reports on Phase 3 of ClerKing, a Franco-Jamaican telecollaborative project, which involved Applied Foreign Languages (AFL) students of English from Clermont Auvergne University (UCA), France, and students of French from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica. WhatsApp and videoconferencing were used to facilitate the interactions. Using the exploratory approach, we seek to identify different parameters of ICC, relying on Byram’s (1997) and Deardorff’s (2006) models. Preliminary findings show that students demonstrated and developed ICC such as openness and curiosity, culture-specific knowledge, an understanding of worldviews, sociolinguistic awareness, flexibility and adaptability, and negotiation of meaning. However, time difference, personal and academic schedules, connectivity issues, and misjudged/misinterpreted communication can lead to intercultural conflict.

scholarly journals Capturing potential learning sequences in intercultural interactions through telecollaboration

2021 ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Oneil Madden ◽  
Trishana Nelson ◽  
Rona Barnett-Passard
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Negotiation Of Meaning ◽  
The West ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Learning Sequences ◽  
Intercultural Interactions ◽  
The University

Telecollaboration allows for students to develop foreign/second language competences linguistically, culturally, and interculturally. The use of platforms, such as WhatsApp and Zoom, is now more frequently exploited in foreign language education to ensure that a wider cross section of students, including Jamaicans, can develop global competences. This paper reports on Phase 4 of ClerKing, a six-week Franco-Jamaican telecollaborative project, which occurred between Applied Foreign Languages (AFL) students of English from University Clermont Auvergne (UCA), France, and students of various disciplines taking French courses in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica. Telecollaboration consisted in 45 participants of mixed ages and genders discussing different intercultural topics in groups. Using the exploratory approach, we seek to identify moments of Potential Learning Sequences (PLS). Preliminary findings show that PLS could be made apparent through vocabulary and syntax development, culture-specific knowledge, and negotiation of meaning.

Family Background and Psychiatric Disorders

1973 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. S. Marriott
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
The West ◽  
Parental Absence ◽  
Psychiatric Units ◽  
The University

The admissions to the Psychiatric Unit of the University Hospital of the West Indies during a 15-month period from September 1966 to January 1968 have been reviewed with special reference to family background. Despite cultural differences the pattern of admissions was very similar to that of psychiatric units in more highly developed countries. The various racial groups in the island were represented and included a high proportion of white alcoholics. Parental absence in childhood was largely related to social class but there was a definite association between parental absence in childhood and psychologically precipitated depression.

The Relationship of Cambridge GCE Results with the Jamaican Graduate Output from UWI

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Marlene Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
The West ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper seeks to investigate possible links between Cambridge examination results in the General Certificate of Education "O" and "A" level examinations over the years, and the annual Jamaican graduate output from the University of the West Indies. Although all faculties are considered, the main interest lies in numbers of graduates from the faculties of Natural Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine, linked with passes gained in science subjects at both "O" and "A" level GCE examinations.

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