INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING
INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on the effect of intercultural experiences (Erasmus mobilities, learning, working in other countries) and transformative learning. One of the contemporary learning theories is transformative learning, which has usually been defined as transformations of meaning perspectives, frames of reference, and habits of mind (Mezirow). The intercultural experiences are an occasion to exercise critical thinking, to manage the positive and negative feelings, to adapt behavioural strategies. We used a questionnaire regarding students' attitudes on intercultural experiences and focused-groups were used. A number of 1oo participants were included in the study, pupils from the XIIth grade at CT Maria Baiulescu and third year students from the Transilvania University of Brasov. As a conclusion, we found that the intercultural experiences are a good occasion to develop intercultural competences through transformative learning.

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