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	<description>Welcome to the first ever intercultural podcast. ‘absolutely intercultural!’ is its name and, as far as we know, this is the first podcast in the world to deal with intercultural issues. We’ll be releasing a new episode every second Friday evening, looking at all intercultural aspects of human intercultural communication. For example, we’ll be hearing from students on foreign work placements, asking how teachers can make use of intercultural exercises and simulations in their classroom and sharing with you any intercultural gossip we come across. ‘absolutely intercultural!’ won’t be so much about passing on information but more about starting an intercultural dialogue between the makers, and you, the contributors and listeners.</description>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 117 +++ Chinese food +++ Belgium habits +++ Hong Kong adventure +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let us  take you on a culinary audio-trip to China and Belgium. Yes, let us talk about food! In previous shows we’ve talked about going abroad, about culture shocks and the different habits in foreign countries. But apart from the language and the attitudes of the other culture, what about the local cuisine? What happens [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1093</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 116 +++ Languages Out There +++ Jason West +++ Verge +++ China +++ Morocco +++ Chantiers Sociaux Marocains +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[absolutely out there Back in March we talked about the Languages Out There approach by Jason West which consists of preparing students in the classroom and then sending them out with mini tasks which involve interacting with the general public outside the classroom. For those classes not based in English speaking countries Jason suggests organising [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1099</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 115 +++ academic integration +++ incoming students +++ buddy system +++ cultural diversity +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can universities do to integrate foreign students interculturally? The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue demands that “Higher-education institutions play an important role in fostering intercultural dialogue, through their education programmes, as actors in broader society and as sites where intercultural dialogue is put into practice”. So, let us look at how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1091</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 114 +++ China +++ Verge +++ LTS Training +++ Intercultural course design +++ Pilbeam +++ Comfortable Communication +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this show we&#8217;re going to go to the UK and China to find out about opportunities for learning more about intercultural communication. We&#8217;ll be meeting Richard Wood, one of the founders of Verge, a cross-cultural communication company based in Hefei, China. We&#8217;ll also be meeting with Adrian Pilbeam who runs two courses to help people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1097</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 113 +++ infected with the travel bug +++ daad go-out! campaign +++ strategic internationalisation +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the whole show is dedicated to the go-out campaign, of BMBF and DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service, which encourages young people to spend a semester abroad. I spoke to students and organisers and asked them how to plan your stay abroad,  which skills are needed and what benefits we can expect to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1089</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 112 +++ blogs to watch +++ Valentina Dodge +++ Open University +++ heaven +++ World Cup +++ Bulgaria +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  absolutely tagged When we first started this show back in 2006 and wrote here that we were the first podcast to deal with intercultural matters I thought it wouldn&#8217;t be long before we had many competitors. But now four years later something has happened to make me look again to see what is available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1095</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 111 +++ Football World Cup +++ Theater der Welt +++ stereotypes +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Friday 11 June 2010, the world’s eyes are on the start of the Football World Cup in South Africa, in which people from so many different nations will meet each other and confront different cultures. Listeners across the world, please keep your fingers crossed that this World Cup in Africa will become a memorable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=1086</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 110 +++ the world at work +++ Debbie Swallow +++ Language Learning &amp; Social Media +++ Pilbeam +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[absolutely worth it Thank you to Valentina Dodge for nominating the podcast and blog as one worth taking a look at. Thanks Valentina and now I just have to compile our own list of blogs worth looking at. I&#8217;ll be doing that in time for the next show but in the meantime you&#8217;ll hear about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=822</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 109 +++ go-out campaign +++ DAAD &amp; BMBF +++ be prepared +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I would like to introduce you to the “Go-Out” Campaign of the German Academic Exchange Service and the German Ministry of Education and Research. Both institutions have formed an alliance to increase the percentage of German students who spend time abroad during their studies. The aims include studying abroad, doing an internship abroad, writing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=820</link>
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		<title>absolutely intercultural 108 +++ Us v. Them +++ University of Florida +++ Cornelis Hulsman +++ Egypt +++ Merlijn Twaalfhoven +++ Anna Lindh Forum +++</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;re going to start with a short test. You&#8217;re going to need something to write with and a piece of paper. I&#8217;m going to say two words and you just need to write down the first two or three words which come into your mind when you hear them. Ready? Right. The first one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/?p=818</link>
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