ENCAPSULATING PERCEIVED INCLUSION (SDG 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES) IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A CLASS PROJECT BY STUDENTS FROM SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY USA AND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

Mokhtar, Nor Zainiyah Norita (2024) ENCAPSULATING PERCEIVED INCLUSION (SDG 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES) IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A CLASS PROJECT BY STUDENTS FROM SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY USA AND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA. In: INTED2024 18th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, 4th - 6th March 2023, Valencia, Spain.

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Abstract

Cross-cultural communication is increasingly important in our globalized world. The workplace is increasingly multicultural requiring individuals to possess tolerance and negotiation skills to communicate and solve problems. Instructors from many disciplines can make multicultural experiences important in their classes by implementing a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project. COIL is a pedagogical path where students can gain intercultural interaction through online and virtual engagements. By design, COIL promotes inclusivity and intercultural competence and can help to reduce inequalities in higher education. One way that COIL approaches the issues of inequality is a focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), The three we focused on in our projects were SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals. This project investigated cultural intelligence development through a COIL assignment where teams of students designed advertisements to introduce a new McDonald’s product in each other’s country based on their local food culture. The students were required to work as “consultants” for each other as they developed the ad to make Malaysian flavors compelling to an American audience and American tastes of interest in Malaysia. The study of student interplay finds that cultural intelligence contributes a lot to interaction in multicultural settings. Having a high cultural intelligence is important for an individual during any social interaction, especially when it involves an interaction with diverse races.

Item Type:	Proceeding Paper (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords: Communication, perceived inclusions, behavioral, SDG, Cross-cultural, Collaborative Online International Learning.
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Languages
Depositing User:	Dr. Nor Zainiyah Norita Mokhtar
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2024 11:59
Last Modified:	12 Mar 2024 11:59
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/111335

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