International service learning (ISL) program are becoming increasingly popular around the world.For students, they offer a number of opportunities to broaden their knowledge and polish their intercultural understanding and communication skills.This paper investigates how participation in an ISL program affects the intercultural competency of students from a Japanese university.Specifically, it elucidates the students' level of consciousness regarding their sense of global awareness and intercultural competence through a thematic analysis of their reflections after participating in an ISL program in New Zealand during the summer of 2017.To conclude, this paper will discuss the potential for expansion of such a program to reach a wider audience and to encourage further collaboration.
Sean O’Connell (Wed,) studied this question.