A method of intercultural communication training is needed that allows people to retain their cultural identities and still function effectively in an intercultural situation. Seasoned negotiators have much experience that should be documented and systematized for this purpose, and all language training should contain cultural information. (MSE)

Highlights four key ideas in conflict literacy that English-as-a-Second-Language teachers should understand: the unavoidability of conflict, causes of conflict, responses to conflict, and successful outcomes of conflict. Provides four tasks that teachers can use to educate their students about conflict resolution (Author/VWL)

Traces the roots of two dominant educational philosophies and examines the place that language teaching occupies within them, relating this to the methodologies employed within these contexts. Argues that the opposing views have a limited view on language teaching. (Author/VWL)

Discusses conflict resolution and describes the experiences of dealing with conflict encountered by a new chair of the foreign language department at the University of Nebraska. (six references) (VWL)

Comments on a previously published article on the ethical treatment of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writers, disagreeing with the author's view that it is inappropriate for ESL/EFL teachers to focus on themes such as peace education or conflict resolution in their writing classes. The author of the article being critiqued then responds to…

Argues that many nonnative foreign-language teachers experience foreign-language anxiety and that this anxiety can have negative consequences for language teaching. The article discusses how anxiety affects teachers' feelings of self-confidence, use of the target language, and instructional choices and offers suggestions for increasing teachers'…

Discusses the dynamics of the language lesson. It is argued that the lesson represents at least four types of events: a curricular event, an implementation of a method, a social event, and an arena of human interaction. (3 references) (GLR)

Three brief scenarios introduce a discussion of how foreign language department chairs can handle difficult faculty situations. External influences on higher education are noted, and strategies are outlined, including listening, defining the problem, mentoring, and keeping written records. (LB)

Examines the teaching of writing from an intercultural standpoint to see how far the imposed conventions of academic writing conflict with the conventions of native language and culture and self expression. (Author/VWL)

After three decades of diverse and intense immigration accompanied by a range of well intentioned initiatives by the Australian government to meet the needs of immigrants, there remain unsolved problems. An Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs evaluation (1982) found major achievements in establishing intensive programs of English…

Discusses the problems that confront multilingual persons, not only in the United States but also in the People's Republic of China. (DF)

Discusses the problems arising from the use and role of English on the Indian sub-continent. Notes the inferior position of Hindi there and argues that English's dominant role is a hangover from colonialism and a means of suppressing Indian thought and preserving an alien culture. (three references) (Author/CK)

The rhetoric teacher's aim is to make the native English speaker cognizant of the thought processes he or she has been taught to use by the culture. This approach does not work with foreign students because perception, imputation of meaning, and construction of reality appear to be bound by the logic and grammar of the language we speak. The…

Examines attempts of the foreign language teaching profession to implement reforms, focusing on the "Standards for Foreign Language Learning" (1996). (48 references) (Author/CK)

Aims to identify communication difficulties that arise when Eastern and Western cultures meet in the context of language teaching and learning. With particular focus on China, this article attempts to make explicit some underlying assumptions held by teachers and to contrast these with the expectations of Chinese students. Cultural perspectives…