What intercultural communication barriers do exchange students of Erasmus Program have during their stay in Turkey, Mug la?

Abstract

We live hi a culturally diverse world. People will encounter individuals from different races, religions, and nationalities in their day to day encounters as the world is turning into a global village. For that reason, developing an understanding of intercultural communication has on the recent agenda. The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes and beliefs of some European university students to Turkish people during their stay in Turkey for an exchange program. in doing so, the purpose is overcome barriers that prevent intercultural communication between European countries and Turkey, a country that is trying to enter the European Union. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ALSC 2012