Acquiring intercultural competencies through language learning and its potential impact on immigration integration in the province of Ontario, Canada

This thesis explores the concept of intercultural competencies and their impact on migrants’ social integration and integration into the labour force in the Ontario province, Canada. The literature review explores fundamental perspectives on the concept of intercultural competencies and the framework of intercultural competencies. It also discusses intercultural competency development and acquisition methods at educational institutions, especially through language learning. Various approaches to acculturation are reviewed and analyzed. The second part of the literature review focuses on the cultivation of intercultural competencies within the Canadian context. It investigates the concept of migration and its fundamental types while also analyzing the support mechanisms available for immigrants in Canada and Ontario province specifically. The empirical research allows us to build the connection between the awareness of intercultural competencies and their impact on migrants and their integration into the host society. Findings show that possessing intercultural competencies promotes higher rates of successful integration, acculturation, sociocultural and psychological adaptation, and professional integration. Recommendations include the promotion of fostering intercultural competencies in migrants through educational institutions. The outcomes of this research will be of practical value to those studying immigrants' social and cultural adaptation in a new country.

Name thesis:degree_name

Mestrado em Didática do Inglês

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Polyanskikh, Viktoriya

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Sequeira, Rosa Maria

• Competências interculturais
• Migrantes
• Ensino de língua estrangeira
• Imigração
• Canadá
• Intercultural competencies
• Migrants
• Foreign language learning
• Immigration phenomenon

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Identifier URI

urn:tid:203548930

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/15814