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Fumiko Kurihara
Josh Borden |
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| COLLECTIVISM MEETS INDIVIDUALISM: LEARNING FROM DIVERSITY IN AN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION CLASS[1] |
| Martha Iancu, Associate Professor of English as a Second Language, George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon USA |
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Having a culturally diverse group of university
students facilitated the design of an Intercultural Communication class
as a living laboratory for improving intercultural communication skills.
Students from several cultural backgrounds gained intercultural
awareness and discovered together how collectivism and individualism,
direct and indirect communication, high-context and low-context
communication, and face and harmony can affect interactions in and out
of the classroom. This article focuses on two techniques—simulated
cultural immersion activities and group presentations—and the benefits
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| THE CASE OF SANDRA: AN ENGLISH NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH IN A NONNATIVE CONTEXT NEEDS INTERCULTURAL LEARNING AND REFLECTION |
| Nahida Al Assi Farhat |
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Cross-cultural and intercultural
exchange of knowledge, teaching experience, and expertise is
self-enriching. It is also appealing for some people with impressive
credentials to pursue a career in a totally different cultural context
than theirs. However, if the cultural and institutional contexts and
resulting expectations are not delineated or understood, the experience
will be doomed to fail before its inception. Read More |
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| TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE: SURVEY RESULTS LEAD TO CULTURAL DISCUSSIONS IN CLASS |
| Joan Bartel, Humber College, Toronto, Canada |
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Adult immigrants as well as international students in my
classes want to explore social behaviors of their new or host country.
However, program materials often provide little beyond general cultural
concepts. To bridge the gap, I bring surveys from newspapers and
magazines into class. This article presents an example of one survey
topic, telephone etiquette, and how I have developed it. Read More |
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| LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AND SUITABLE TEACHING MATERIALS PROMOTING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE |
Dr. Srinivasa R. Idapalapati
Dr. Senussi M. Saad, Garyounis University, Libya |
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Drawing upon the analyses of the existent literature and our
personal observations and past studies, we examine the two important
factors―that is, linguistic diversity and suitable materials relevant to
English language teaching―that can help improve effective intercultural
communicative competence among learners. Read More |
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