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Hsu, Chih-Hsin – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2022
Although intercultural communication competence can be developed through cross-cultural experiences and dialogues (Jin, Cooper & Golding, 2016) and involving interactions (Rodenborg & Boisen, 2013), studies show that Chinese graduate students considered advanced English speakers continuously report difficulties in engaging in…
Descriptors: Asians, Graduate Students, Intercultural Communication, English (Second Language)
Carpenter Ford, Amy – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2013
African American youth have been disciplined and dismissed from classrooms for engaging in culturally-based communication practices that teachers misinterpret and perceive as disruptive. Teachers have significant power in how they communicate with their students. White teachers should be especially aware of this power because misunderstandings…
Descriptors: Social Justice, African American Students, Ethnography, Teaching Methods
Tamzarian, Arpi; Menzies, Holly M.; Ricci, Leila – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2012
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) mandates that schools facilitate parent participation in planning the Individual Education Program (IEP). However, culturally and linguistically diverse parents are less likely to feel fully included in the IEP process. In this article we examine three sources of cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Barriers, Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, Verbal Communication

Taylor, Donald M.; Simard, Lise M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1972
Mixed ethnic pairs of subjects (French/English) and same ethnic pairs (French/French and English/English) performed an experimental task designed to assess communication efficiency. Results show that both French and English were used almost equally and positive attitudes about communication were evidenced. (Author)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Communication Problems, Cross Cultural Studies

Murphy, Marjorie N. – College Composition and Communication, 1970
Descriptors: American Indians, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences

Bramwell, R. D. – Journal of Educational Thought, 1972
Describes difficulties between teacher and classroom to understand one another verbally, oftentimes due to different cultural backgrounds, and some philosophical solutions. (MM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences
Mattheier, Klaus – Deutsche Sprache, 1974
The concept of language barrier has its derivations in the fields of dialectology, sociology and psychology. In contemporary usage however, the concept has two meanings i.e. regional-cultural barrier and socio-cultural barrier. (Text is in German.) (DS)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Differences, Dialects
Taylor, Orlando; Ferguson, Dianna – Linguistic Reporter, 1975
This investigation concerned specific verbal and nonverbal sources of communication problems between blacks and whites in the U.S. Army. Special reference was made to the problems which lead to misinterpretations and social offensiveness. (SW)
Descriptors: Blacks, Communication Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences

Sechrest, Lee; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1972
Various types of translation problems in cross-cultural research are translation of questions or other verbal stimuli, vocabulary equivalence, equivalence in idiom, grammar, syntax, and back-translation. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Codification, Communication Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Smith, Arthur L., Jr. – 1970
This monograph attempts to explore and explain communication between different racial groups within the scope of existing communication theory. The question of race and culture as variables in effective verbal interaction is again raised. No solutions are presented but basic problems are pointed out. An account of some characteristics of…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Culture, Ethnic Groups
BARRUTIA, RICHARD – 1967
THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TO CULTURAL BARRIERS AND THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE. VARIOUS VIEWS OF THE MEANING OF CULTURE ARE MENTIONED IN ORDER TO SINGLE OUT ANTHROPOLOGICAL CULTURE AS A MAIN FOCAL POINT. INTERCULTURAL DIFFERENCES ARE SPELLED OUT WITH EXAMPLES OF LINGUISTIC BARRIERS, AND…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Culture
Price, Uberto; Raetsch, Fred – 1970
The communications barrier confronting the ghetto child, the child from Appalachia, or the reservation Indian is the standard middle-class English taught in most schools. Ways of dissolving this barrier are suggested. Speaking habits as well as thinking patterns of teachers must frequently alter. A child should be encouraged to verbalize and to…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Problems
Polloway, Edward A.; Smith, Tom E. C. – 1992
This book considers the complex subject of language development and instruction for learners with special needs. The primary purpose of the book is to examine language and its components and to suggest instructional strategies for conquering language difficulties. Some special features of the book are strong core chapters which cover key…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Arthur L.; And Others – 1971
This monograph is written from the interdisciplinary/intercultural perspectives of a black communications expert, a Chicana (Mexican American) sociologist, and a white educational innovator. It presents a discussion of the basic problems and positive features of communication across racial, ethnic, and cultural boundaries. It first considers why…
Descriptors: Blacks, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Kochman, Thomas – 1970
People fail to communicate because they fail to read accurately the cultural signs that each person is sending. This consistently produces bewilderment, and often feelings of anger, frustration, and pain. Communication becomes virtually impossible when people not only operate from different cultural codes, but are unaware that different codes are…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Communication Problems, Cultural Context
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