A peer mentoring social learning perspective of cross-cultural adjustment: The rapid-acculturation mateship program

One of the persisting challenges facing societies and organizations is to socially integrate sojourners, expatriates, including migrants into the host culture whilst leveraging reciprocal cross-cultural learning experiences. In a quasi-experimental field study, using an embedded unequal design, incoming international students’ (i-Students’) adjustment processes were investigated via a comprehensive 18/19-week peer mentoring social learning cross-cultural adjustment program. Forty-three local mentors were paired with 126 i-Student mentees, and 238 i-Students served as a control group. Quantitative and complementary qualitative data were collected from mentees, mentors, and controls at three time-points. Results showed effects in intercultural communication, cultural adjustment, life skills, and well-being domains. Mentors’ 360-degree synchronous evaluation of mentees showed increases in all skills measured. Post-program responses from participants confirmed the increase in communication and life skills, supporting the social learning hypothesis. Theoretical and practical implications are presented to assist individuals studying and/or working with their acculturation in foreign nations.     

Intercultural competence in tourism and hospitality: Self-efficacy beliefs and the Dunning Kruger effect

This study aims to measure intercultural competence (awareness) of tourism and hospitality employees who tend to be in continuous interaction with intercultural customers. By comparing the results of a self-report awareness test/scale with the results of a knowledge-based test, the study shows that employees not only have extremely low intercultural competence, they also exaggerate their intercultural awareness/competence. Hence, in addition to the implications for intercultural competence/awareness of tourism and hospitality employees and for the businesses for which they work, the study has also implications regarding the measurement ability of self-report scales/tests.     

Generalizability of achievement goal profiles across five cultural groups: More similarities than differences

Previous results have shown possible cultural differences in students’ achievement goals endorsement and in their relations with various predictors and outcomes. In this person-centered study, we sought to identify achievement goal profiles and to assess the extent to which these configurations and their associations with predictors and outcomes generalize across cultures. We used a new statistical approach to assess latent profile similarities across adolescents from five cultural backgrounds (N = 2643, including Non-Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous American, Middle Easterners, and Asians). Our results supported the cross-cultural generalizability of the profiles, their predictors, and their outcomes. Five similar profiles were identified in each cultural group, but their relative frequency differed across cultures. The results revealed advantages of exploring multidimensional goal profiles.     

对高水平竞技体育训练的适应机制及其主要观点的思考

本文作者认为中国体能类项目落后的主要原因不在于“遗传、训练条件和训练的具体手段”等问题,而是缺乏科学训练的理念,在训练方向和指导思想方面没有跟上世界的发展。本文着重阐述了运动训练的生化基础,强调了训练必须遵循生物适应的原则,提出“最大的训练负荷并不能获得最佳的适应,适应的‘最佳’区域肯定位于运动员可承受负荷之下”     

高职院校学生专业思想引导初探--从专业角度谈班主任工作重心

高职院校学生是一个具有特殊性的群体。高职院校学生三年的高校生活，可以概括为三个时期：适应期、稳定期、成熟期。基本上以每一学年为一个时期，每个时期学生的特点不同，班主任的工作重心也应有所不同。     

对高职新生入学适应问题的调查分析

文章在对高职院校新生入学适应问题进行调查的基础上,对新生入学不适进行了分析和评价,并提出了相应的教育对策。     

高校学生思想政治教育的“三化”路径及实践探索

高校是思想政治教育的重要载体,根据当前高校教学的现状以及思想政治教育工作特点,高校思想政治教育工作开始走生活化、系统化、现代化的发展道路,将学生思想政治教育工作贯穿于课堂教学、学校管理、文化建设、社会实践等各个环节,确保能够从教育内容、教育方法等多方面实现全过程育人、全员育人、全方位育人。基于我国实践需求,当前实现高校学生思想政治教育的“三化”建设是主要趋势所在,展开“三化”实践活动更是要求高校能够不断探索,总结经验,开创我国高等教育事业发展新局面。     

涉外企业中的跨文化管理

该以广州标致汽车合资企业解体为案例，对涉外企业组织中化冲突产生的主要原因及可能出现的不良后果进行了分析，并就此提出了跨化管理过程中为消除化冲突造成的不利影响而应采取的几种措施。     

大学英语口语教学与跨文化交际能力

跨文化交际能力是语言表达能力的重要组成部分,当前大学英语口语课程对于学生跨文化交际能力的培养还不够重视。本文从跨文化交际失误入手,分析增强学生跨文化意识的重要性和学生的跨文化交际能力滞后的原因,并且提出了促进学生跨文化交际能力的教学方案。     

论省略的语用成因及理解

省略是一种常见的语言现象,对它的研究由来已久,但分析的手段多以语法为主。受Zipf省力原则和语言顺应理论的启发,并整合了两理论形成一个新的理论模式：The LE-AT Model。通过此模式解决了省略的语用成因,并认为运用关联理论、认知环境和常规关系进行语义空位补缺有助于理解话语的省略现象。