Intercultural Collaborative Learning
Learning together amidst diversity
Intercultural Collaborative Learning (ICL) provides learning activities in which students recognize and learn from each other's different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. By learning from each other's approaches and communication styles, you will achieve internal growth through broadening your perspective, practicing critical thinking, and increasing your sense of empowerment. The experiences you gain through ICL will undoubtedly help you in your future career even after you graduate from Tohoku University.
What is Intercultural Collaborative Learning (ICL)?
Why is it necessary?
Each year, Tohoku University offers many classes that incorporate ICL, mainly in the General Education curriculum. What are the characteristics of ICL learning opportunities? What kind of growth is achieved by learning in environments where students of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds study together?
Required reading for students: Welcome to the ICL community!
Here we will introduce the mindset and practices needed to maximize learning for students interested in ICL, from beginners to advanced. You will also find hints on how to solve problems faced by past ICL students, such as: ① language barriers, ② obstacles to awareness, ③ impediments to engagement.
Current Academic Year Subject List
ICL Supporters
These reliable senior students are ICL students' best friends! ICL Supporters act as facilitators between students and instructors to assist learning.
ICL-Channels
This is a project to expand Intercultural Collaborative Learning (ICL) online with other universities that have adopted ICL. As the project organizer, Tohoku University facilitates cooperative ICL educational activities among the participating universities.
