Multicultural Teamwork as a Source of Experiential Learning and Intercultural Development

  1. Méndez García, María del Carmen 1
  2. Pérez Cañado, María Luisa 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Jaén
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    Universidad de Jaén

    Jaén, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0122p5f64

Revista:
Journal of English Studies

ISSN: 1576-6357

Año de publicación: 2011

Número: 9

Páginas: 143-164

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.18172/JES.169 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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The study reported on here is part of a large-scale investigation conducted within the framework of the 2003-2006 ICOPROMO Project, approved and funded by the European Commission Leonardo da Vinci programmes. ICOPROMO, Intercultural Competence for Professional Mobility, has aimed at providing students and professionals with tools to develop intercultural competence for professional

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