While many studies have examined Asian international students’ intercultural interactions during class discussions in Western/English-speaking countries, little is known about how the diverse students

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Undergraduate International Students: A Resource for the Intercultural Education of American Peers?. (2007)

  Generally, little connection is made between intercultural education and the diversity of American society itself, although a few studies have argued that in a diverse society and a globalized international environment, intercultural competencies are essential skills (Carter, 1994; Coulby et al.

  Keywords: intercultural society generally little connection made education diversity american itself argued diverse globalized international environment
• To speak or not to speak in the new Taiwanese university: class participation and identity construction in linguistically and culturally diverse graduate classrooms (2017) · doi

  While many studies have examined Asian international students’ intercultural interactions during class discussions in Western/English-speaking countries, little is known about how the diverse students interact in EMI classes in the newly internationalized universities in Asia.

  Keywords: students examined asian international intercultural interactions class discussions western english speaking countries little known diverse
• Development of Intercultural Competence as a Result of Internationalization-at-Home Initiatives in Japan's Top Global Universities (2020) · doi

  This article describes a PhD project aiming to address gaps in the literature by investigating the impact of at-home strategies on domestic students’ intercultural competence, ultimately contributing to the optimization of programs that promote meaningful interaction between domestic and international students.

  Keywords: domestic students article describes project aiming address gaps literature investigating impact home strategies intercultural competence
• Internationalization at home as a factor affecting intercultural competence. A study among Belgian university students (2022) · doi

  Research investigating to what extent ‘Internationalization at home’ (IaH) initiatives, as opposed to study abroad, affect the development of intercultural competence (IC) in students, especially in universities where the home student population is still mainly white, like at the university in focus in this paper, is scarce.

  Keywords: home investigating extent internationalization initiatives opposed abroad affect development intercultural competence students especially universities student
• Empowering International Students for Positive Social Risk-Taking in U.S. Higher Education (2026) · doi

  There has been limited research on finding effective ways to help international students overcome these challenges, despite numerous studies exploring the factors contributing to international students' disengagement, such as cultural and linguistic barriers and financial difficulties.

  Keywords: international students there limited finding effective ways help overcome challenges despite numerous exploring factors contributing