Seeking Intercultural Competence

By N. Ferdinandt

Seeking Intercultural Competence presents the essential knowledge for those unfamiliar with the field, moving from understanding the most basic concepts to developing an advanced, personally relevant learning plan for a lifetime of seeking intercultural competence. The book establishes a first principle for intercultural competence and a set of definitions to help the novice. The text also presents practical theories and approaches for any person seeking to become more interculturally competent. N. Ferdinandt argues for seeking intercultural virtues to wage peace in intercultural and international spaces. Ferdinandt draws from years of personal experience traveling abroad and working with international students from all over the world. His anecdotes, mostly humorous cross-cultural failures, help to illustrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for developing intercultural competence for oneself. Throughout the book, a road map for developing a lifelong learning approach reveals itself. The book takes a very pragmatic approach with useful illustrations, charts, and tables that those traveling abroad can take with them, as they seek competency at crossing into the unknown with confidence. This book was developed for self-study and personal development of intercultural competence for those seeking it. It can be used as an affordable course textbook in university settings or to develop curriculum on the subject.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0997848634
• ISBN13: 9780997848632
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Sebastian Gorman
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"