Attempts to look at the "International Teaching Assistants problem" from a communication perspective. Suggests that one form of intercultural training administered to the audience of undergraduate students results in significantly higher ratings of the nonnative speakers of English as competent speakers. Suggests that a disclosure statement may…

Discusses performance theory and notions of discursive space. Describes how aspects of Latino/a culture are revealed and performed at a weekly "Latino Night" at a bar in a university town. Examines how cultural discourse is made visible, how community is maintained through the performance of these practices, and how space is claimed…

Outlines a model process of developing knowledge from within different groups and cultures to allow more equitable participation of all world societies in the definition of global governance. Reviews concepts relevant to education's contributions toward learning and creating democratic global governance. Discusses the educational utility of…

Investigates the impact of culture on negotiator behavior from two perspectives, culture as shared values and culture in context. Notes that the study recruited International and U.S. graduate students for an "international relations" study. Analyzes mixed-culture dyads rather than comparing negotiation practices in various countries.…

Outlines the use in senior high school of the Canadian novel "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa. Suggests that not only the novel's social vision but also the call for personal integrity and expression against the status quo will appeal to the adolescent reader's sense of justice and idealism. (RS)

Examines ways business and cultural frames of reference affect decision making in multicultural groups. Finds students' reactions to two class activities shows how "groupthink" arose in both exercises; cultural interference paralyzed group decision making in one group; and cultural interference demonstrated the importance of a cultural…

Analyzes differences and conflicts in intercultural business communication between Israeli and Indian businesspeople, also analyzing their communication sources and strategies. Finds that communication problems between international managers are better explained by focusing on differences between their discourse systems rather than global…

Suggests that teacher education programs should incorporate diversity into their curricula. Offers suggestions that will help teachers help students to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. (JOW)

Essential cross-cultural competencies for future work include the following: self-awareness about culture, language skills, cross-cultural communication, decision-making in multicultural contexts, conflict resolution skills, management of culture shock, and openness to cultural learning. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)

Explains how conceptual metaphor offers a communicative tool to help counselors respect and understand clients' conceptual systems. States that metaphor is an indispensable dimension of human understanding and experience, and it allows for abstract ideas to be understood in terms of more concrete experiences. Provides counselors with theoretical…

Draws on social anthropology, educational administration, and neoinstitutionalism studies to explore educational administration in a cross-cultural setting. Discusses effects of cultural differences on organizational behavior in an Australian-Malaysian collaboration in higher education in Malaysia. The Australian subculture failed to become…

Describes how the authors developed a course in intercultural communication and, with a majority of non-Western students, adapted critical pedagogy to address the Western biases in the text. Discusses how the course textbook portrays ethnic specimens and subaltern cultures, and built information basis for commercial gain. Notes how other readings…

Demonstrates how the British Colonial Office employed public relations strategies as they administered the British colony of Northern Rhodesia before, during, and after World War II. Demonstrates how civil servants in London and colonial officials implemented public relations policies, strategies, and tactics on an ad hoc basis, covering political…

Presents four current topics in whiteness studies: the historical "whitening" of some United States immigrant groups, white privilege, the discursive and communication patterns of United States whites, and representations of whiteness in popular culture. Describes conceptual foundations for each topic followed by examples of relevant scholarship…

In today's culturally diverse and interconnected world, elementary teachers have a primary responsibility for opening students' eyes to the world and its peoples. Without understanding diverse cultures locally and globally, young people cannot make sense of issues and events that affect their lives nor can they make informed economic, political,…