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Transnational Culture and the Role of Language: An International School and Its Community.

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Willis, David B. – Journal of General Education, 1992

Describes the environment and cultural at Columbia Academy, a private international high school in Kobe, Japan. Emphasizes the role of language and how second-language skills represent learned cultural competencies. Considers the influence of language use on group behaviors. Addresses the issue of transnationalism or transculturalism. (DMM)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, High Schools