School for Intercultural Education

17/07/2019

I have to admit that biases interfere my daily routine. There are educational, social and cultural unconscious beliefs that lead me to think in one way or another about the people I meet.

12/06/2019

We need to continue talking about the essential role of professionals as cultural facilitators

Education abroad is, as we may all agree, a highly powerful tool for enhancing Intercultual Competence. As professionals of study abroad, our main interest should be making sure our students receive the maximum support through this experience.

15/05/2019

I just published my new post in LinkedIn. I hope you find it interesting!

When developing my research on the expectations and outcomes of US students on study abroad programs, I came across a very interesting reflection from one of the professionals I interviewed. He was reflecting on how most programs “create” a concept of culture, the invented culture, he said, in o...

23/04/2019

The next session iof our online Cultural Translator course starts on May 6. Spread the word!

Outline According to a research developed from 2015 to 2018 in Spain, most of USA students on study abroad programs declare not to have received enough specific information about what to expect from their experience in Spain. For some students, not having clear expectations is something positive, si

02/04/2019

New article after a month, enjoy!

The term ethnocentrism was first coined by William G. Sumner in 1906 in his work Folkways.

13/03/2019

Happy to announce I'm going to be presenting at the IV International Congress on "Comunicación y pensamiento" in Seville in April.
I'll be talking about the importance of including intercultural competence in teachers' training.

13/02/2019

Spread the word! New opportunity to join the Cultural Translator online course. Don't miss it!

Outline According to a research developed from 2015 to 2018 in Spain, most of USA students on study abroad programs declare not to have received enough specific information about what to expect from their experience in Spain. For some students, not having clear expectations is something positive, si

06/02/2019

Last call for the cultural ambassador program in Spain for the academic year 2019-2020.
Application deadline is February 20, get in touch if you don't want to miss this opportunity.

09/01/2019

Spread the word!

Don't miss this opportunity for paid teaching opportunities in Spain for the academic year 2019-2020. Read more at: http://www.

14/11/2018

Uno de los aspectos que comienzan a ser relevantes en educación (y que ya está presente desde hace años) es la capacidad del alumnado para reflexionar de manera crítica sobre el mundo que les rodea y sobre lo que aprenden. Es fundamental, para que el aprendizaje sea completo y significativo, que...

07/11/2018

Definitely worth reading. It makes us think about the necessity of acquiring Intercultural Competence

The moral machine experiment is the title of an article published in Nature, on October 24,that talks about how cross-cultural ethics can modify a machine’s response to different scenarios. What is most interesting for me is how our own inherited cultural background influences what we consider eth...