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Language in the Academy: Cultural Reflexivity and Intercultural Dynamics. Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
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Turner, Joan – Multilingual Matters, 2010
This book takes a critical look at why issues of language in higher education are routinely marginalised, despite the growing internationalisation of universities. Through analyses of a variety of intercultural encounters, the book highlights the range of interpretative possibilities available for understanding these encounters, and suggests the…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Questioning Techniques
The Cultural Transition. Human Experience and Social Transformation in the Third World and Japan.
White, Merry I., Ed.; Pollak, Susan, Ed. – 1986
This book makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress. It will help anyone concerned with these issues to overcome the North American and European bias which is all too common in dealing with the Third World and Japan. The focus is on three main questions: (1) How does the culture…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Educational Anthropology, Foreign Countries
People of Philippines: Building Bridges of Understanding.
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. Language Research Center. – 1977
The purpose of this communication learning aid is to help Americans become more effective in understanding and communicating with people of another culture. This publication discusses some differences encountered in the Philippines in such things as food, laws, customs, religion, language, dress and basic attitudes. It is designed to prepare the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
People of Samoa: Building Bridges of Understanding.
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. Language Research Center. – 1977
The purpose of this communication learning aid is to help Americans become more effective in understanding and communicating with people of another culture. This publication discusses some differences encountered in Samoa in such things as food, laws, customs, religion, language, dress and basic attitudes. It is designed to prepare the traveller…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
People of Hong Kong: Building Bridges of Understanding.
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. Language Research Center. – 1977
The purpose of this communication learning aid is to help Americans become more effective in understanding and communicating with people of another culture. This publication discusses some differences encountered in Hong Kong in such things as food, laws, customs, religion, language, dress and basic attitudes. The first section describes the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Chinese Culture, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)