Effectiveness of Technology-Mediated Cross-Campus Teaching and Learning and Its Effects on Students’ Intercultural Competence

Abstract

The use of technologies in cross-campus teaching and learning is largely an unexplored domain, and even rarely examined are the effects of technology-mediated cross-campus teaching and learning on students’ intercultural competence. Two field studies, including a survey in Study 1 and a quasi-experiment in Study 2, were conducted over two consecutive semesters to find answers to four research questions and to test one hypothesis. Findings show that students somewhat enjoyed their cross-campus teaching and learning classes. What is more, their interactions with students from another school helped them become interculturally competent when they were willing to interact with outsiders. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

Keywords

New technologies / cross-campus teaching and learning / contact hypothesis / intercultural competence

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