A study of foreign students’ intercultural experiences at Lithuanian University of educational sciences

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Jolanta Lasauskiene

Abstract

In different cultural context integration into academic and socio-cultural life of a university, language and other differences
impose serious problems on each foreign student. Successful adaptation of the newly admitted students in a different
cultural context is treated as one of the prerequisites for development of intercultural competence. The purpose of this study
is to reveal the experience of foreign students, which is related to developing intercultural competence of pre-service music
teachers. A qualitative research strategy was chosen for this study, using semi-structured written student reflections. The
sample of the research included 36 foreign Master’s degree students (Chinese), who chose studies at Lithuanian University of
Educational Sciences (Music Education). The results of qualitative content analysis as an outcome of qualitative diagnostics
have revealed the factors (educational, psychological, cultural, individual) influencing intercultural competence of future
music educators (foreign students). The research was carried out in 2014–2016.


Keywords: Foreign student, future music educator, intercultural competence, experiences, reflection.

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