BUILDING A COMMON SPACE THROUGH INTERCULTURAL PEDAGOGY
BUILDING A COMMON SPACE THROUGH INTERCULTURAL PEDAGOGY

Summary/Abstract: “In our new socio-cultural and educational context, which reflects constant preoccupation to improve relationships and exchange ideas, we are witnesses of increased openness to mobility of all types: academic, professional, vocational, leisure etc. If universities are interested in promoting their services abroad and view internationalization as a strategy to encourage cooperation, this requires a new pedagogy – the intercultural approach. This approach is reflected in three directions: at institutional, teaching and community levels. In our article, we are focusing on the institutional and teaching strategies which support foreign students in their effort to overcome culture shock and better adapt to the host educational environment. At the same time, we are interested in teacher’s skills to help students’ decode his/her expectations and relativise cultural values. Our article focuses on a central concept, that of „in-betweenness”, defined as the imaginary common space created by the two educational actors, the teacher and the student and constantly adjusted and negotiated as the academic relationship evolves. Therefore, effective academic communication is defined based on this concept.”

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