Project Based Learning: Promoting Cross-Cultural Understanding using Android Application at an Indian University in Gujarat

Abstract

Students in a project-based learning environment get experience with actual, hands-on projects. In this article, we present the experience obtained in a Mobile Application Development course. In addition, available multi-country criteria of this research enable us to investigate probable cross-cultural variances. The purpose of this project was to design and create apps (or simply app) for Android-based devices. The chosen methodology, based on Project-Based Learning, boosted both cooperation and rivalry among students. This research offers the outcomes from a heuristic assessment by students at Indian university in Gujarat for the students of three nations. Total 120 students are recruited for this research from a university in Gujarat. "It was established that a project-based learning approach is an effective and engaging way for translation students to experiment with their translation skills and different translation theories, achieve linguistic and cross-cultural understanding of different cultures while participating actively in various organised learning activities.'' More significantly, they have elevated their intercultural awareness and strengthened their intercultural communication ability. As students engage in this kind of project-based, introspective, and exploratory learning, they grow in their confidence as communicators (both verbally and in writing), their willingness to take intellectual risks, and their awareness of cultural variety. Its educational ramifications are examined.