CSIICSiS - Chinese Students Intercultural Interactions in Computer Science in Sweden))
Read it out as "Sissis"
In this project, we explore how Chinese students, studying for a master degree in Computer Science at Uppsala University, Sweden, experience their subject area and their learning of it, as well as how these experiences are influenced by the change in the disciplinary and social cultures that they encounter. The interactions that the Chinese students have in the multicultural classrooms in Sweden lead to interesting insights into the development of intercultural competences.
In this on-going project, we have collected data through email interviews and analysed the qualitative data. The analysis, which draws on phenomenographic research, allows us to distinguish between the students' experiences of the direct object of learning (that which they learn), the indirect object (the aim of their learning), and the act of learning (how they go about learning). In the on-going phase of our project, we aim to synthesize our results from this analysis using intercultural competency models and theories of cultural awareness. During the full research process, we focus on the dimensions of variations in the experiences of the Chinese students in Sweden, and emphasise the changes in the understanding of the subject area (here Computer Science).
Staff
Principle investigator:
Neena Thota
Researchers:
Anders Berglund