The Effects of Using Global Literatures on Students’ Global Attitudes and Intercultural Competences among Ambo University Freshman Students

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of using global literatures on students’ global attitudes and intercultural competence among ambo university freshman students in 2023. Quasi-experi-mental design was used to answer the research questions. Comparison group and comparison group students were took part in the study. Comparison group participated in eight weeks global literature intervention, and comparison group did not participate in the intervention, but attended their regular classes. Questionnaires and interview were used as data gathering instruments. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 23 version while interview was analyzed qualitatively. The students who participate in the global literature increased their global attitudes from 39.16 to 42.62, with difference of 3.46. However, the mean score of comparison group increased from of 38 to 39.88, with the difference of 1.88. When compared to comparison group, the students in treatment group showed greater score. In a similar way, the students in treatment group increased their intercultural competences after the global literatures intervention than students who did not participate in it (M= 2.94, SD=.13 to M=3.86, SD=.19). This study also found that the use of global literatures positively affected students’ students’ perception about global literature. Therefore, it is necessary for teachers to include learning from multi-cultures so that their students understand others’ culture, religious, and be member of global community.