Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English, 2024.

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主要作者: Zimu, Mahmuda Akter
其他作者: Tafannum, Atiya
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語言:English
出版: Brac University 2024
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spelling 10361-241822024-10-03T05:11:55Z Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study Zimu, Mahmuda Akter Tafannum, Atiya Department of English and Humanities, Brac University Cultural barrier Overseas students Intercultural competence Communication challenge Foreign language Private universities International education. Intercultural communication--Study and teaching (Higher). Cultural competence--Study and teaching (Higher). Education and globalization. This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English, 2024. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-45). The aim of the study is to explore Cultural Barriers and Intercultural Competence of International Students at a Private University; especially, in an ESOL context such as Bangladesh where the country is predominantly monocultural. When foreign students come to Bangladesh for studying, they require intercultural competence to cope with this culture and it is important to explore foreign students’ competence, challenges, and most used competence. The study has chosen qualitative multiple case study approach where the main source of data collection is interview and participants’ responses. The interview sessions have been organized with 7 participants. The results of the interviews have shown that the foreign students face intercultural challenges in language, communication, food habit, and also in the mode of teaching. Again, these foreign participants are more comfortable to make friends and communicate with them to overcome their challenges. Therefore, the study is significant to fill the gap of knowledge in the field of intercultural competence especially in Bangladeshi context. Mahmuda Akter Zimu M.A. in English 2024-09-24T08:55:07Z 2024-09-24T08:55:07Z ©2024 2024-05 Thesis ID 22363003 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/24182 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 70 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
collection Institutional Repository
language English
topic Cultural barrier
Overseas students
Intercultural competence
Communication challenge
Foreign language
Private universities
International education.
Intercultural communication--Study and teaching (Higher).
Cultural competence--Study and teaching (Higher).
Education and globalization.
spellingShingle Cultural barrier
Overseas students
Intercultural competence
Communication challenge
Foreign language
Private universities
International education.
Intercultural communication--Study and teaching (Higher).
Cultural competence--Study and teaching (Higher).
Education and globalization.
Zimu, Mahmuda Akter
Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English, 2024.
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title Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_short Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_full Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_fullStr Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Cultural barriers and intercultural competence of international students at a private university in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
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