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Intercultural encounters as socially constructed experiences; Which concepts? Which pedagogies? (2015)
Book Chapter
Holmes, P. (2015). Intercultural encounters as socially constructed experiences; Which concepts? Which pedagogies?. In N. Holden, S. Michailova, & S. Tietze (Eds.), Routledge companion to cross-cultural management (237-247). Routledge

Intercultural encounters in the workplace are frequently plurilingual, intercultural, socially constructed interactions that are situated in time, place, space, and purpose. Competence in one encounter can very quickly manifest as incompetence in ano... Read More about Intercultural encounters as socially constructed experiences; Which concepts? Which pedagogies?.

Developing intercultural understanding for study abroad: Students' and teachers' perspectives on pre-departure intercultural learning (2015)
Journal Article
Holmes, P., Bavieri, L., & Ganassin, S. (2015). Developing intercultural understanding for study abroad: Students' and teachers' perspectives on pre-departure intercultural learning. Intercultural Education, 26(1), 16-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2015.993250

This study reports on students’ and teachers’ perspectives on a programme designed to develop Erasmus students’ intercultural understanding prior to going abroad. We aimed to understand how students and their teachers perceived pre-departure material... Read More about Developing intercultural understanding for study abroad: Students' and teachers' perspectives on pre-departure intercultural learning.

‘The cultural stuff around how to talk to people’: immigrants' intercultural communication during a pre-employment work-placement (2015)
Journal Article
Holmes, P. (2015). ‘The cultural stuff around how to talk to people’: immigrants' intercultural communication during a pre-employment work-placement. Language and Intercultural Communication, 15(1), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2014.985309

This paper reports on a small in-depth study of 16 immigrants' intercultural communication experiences as they enter the workforce in New Zealand through a volunteer work-placement scheme. The key research questions are: What intercultural communicat... Read More about ‘The cultural stuff around how to talk to people’: immigrants' intercultural communication during a pre-employment work-placement.