Counselor Educators’ Perceptions of and Experiences with International Students

Thirty-six counselor educators’ perceptions and experiences with international student trainees were examined in this online survey research. Findings support the issues identified in the literature as confronting international students and also surface some issues specific to students in counselor training. International counselor education students tend to experience more difficulties in areas related to language, clinical training, adjustment, and cultural differences. Similarities and differences were also found within international student categories involving western and non-western countries and between international and domestic students. Counselor educators in general reported favorably on working with international students. Findings support attention being given to further examine the specific training and supervisory needs of international counseling students.Portions of this article were presented at the 2003 Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Chattanooga, U.S.A. and at the 2004 American Counseling Association Convention, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.     

Boundary Crossing and the Professional Learning of Teacher Educators in New International Contexts

In this collaborative self-study, two teacher educators examine their experiences of working in new international contexts and the impact of those experiences on their professional learning and identities. Mandi moved from a major research university in one country to another, while Judy co-led a group of pre-service teachers on an international practicum for three weeks each year for three years. Using the concept of boundary crossing as a theoretical and analytical framework, each teacher educator identified a boundary-related critical incident or experience that occurred during her work in new international contexts. Through individual and collaborative analysis of their critical incidents, they found that working as a teacher educator in new international contexts involves the crossing and re-crossing of multiple personal, professional, linguistic and cultural boundaries. Working in these boundary spaces involved learning how to negotiate new kinds of relationships with colleagues and students, manage changed roles and responsibilities and, ultimately, a search for a renewed sense of self, as each sought to understand herself differently within a new professional context.     

Counseling International Students in Canadian Schools

International students face many demands as they navigate the cross-cultural transition of living and learning in host countries such as Canada. The cultural diversity represented in this student population poses unique challenges for multicultural counseling. The ways that international students have been represented in the literature may contribute to barriers for effective counseling services. The discussion begins with a summary of the issues faced by international students when living and learning in a foreign country. Several limitations in the counseling literature about international students are addressed, including, the limitations of culture shock as a model of cross cultural transition, the lack of methodological diversity in research involving international students, a focus on group characteristics, and the continued emphasis on the problems experienced by international students. Suggestions for counselors are given to enhance their multicultural counseling competencies for working with international students.     

从英汉成语谈英语教学中的跨文化交际

成语是约定俗成、习惯通用的特殊语言。语言和文化是紧密相连的。因此,不少成语的背后都有一个和社会生活、民族文化有关的故事。对英汉成语的正确理解和适当表达是决定跨文化交际成功与否的关键因素之一。本文选取了一些英语成语,就其字面意义和引申意义与汉语成语进行了对比和描述,以实现交际的目的。英语教学的根本目的就是为了实现跨文化交际。为了实现这个目标,需要我们正确认识到跨文化交际教学是英语教学的一个重要环节,应引起广大英语教师的重视。     

International Counseling Doctoral Students' Teaching Preparation: A Phenomenological Study

We conducted a phenomenological study of teaching preparation with 11 international counseling doctoral students. We identified four primary themes: (a) international identity becomes salient in teaching, (b) acculturation occurs in teaching, (c) teaching is relational, and (d) support system is critical to teaching preparation. Multicultural implications for preparing international doctoral students as emerging counselor educators are provided.     

从民族地区到全国的基础教育改革与跨文化教育

利用己文化教育与彼文化教育概念,解释跨文化教育内在结构和有效的运行机制,不同教育模式在文化生成中有不同作用,教育在继承发展己文化和了解适应彼文化中有重要意义。     

科学创意与跨文化交流

在人类生活中,现代科技传播与跨文化交流紧密相联,而二者的交融本身又萌发、推进生活产生了新内容。科学创意不需要、也需要传播;科学创意是科学发现的前奏,科学创意传播有助于科学发现。     

海外跨文化组织核心竞争力对绩效影响机制研究——以美国孔子学院为例

选取美国13家孔子学院作为研究样本,通过结构化问卷、深度访谈、个案研究以及实际调查等多种研究方法搜集孔子学院中相关变量的数据并展开具体的实证研究;对跨文化情境下孔子学院中个人及组织层次的跨文化学习能力变量与跨文化活动绩效变量之间的影响机制展开深入分析,并对跨文化组织核心竞争力提升提出了相应建议。     

基于语用分析的跨文化交际和外语教学研究

英语跨文化交际是跨文化交际中最为广阔且具典型性的领域。由于民族、历史、地理和社会等诸多因素,语言间的差异、异质文化的冲突和误读等方面在英语跨文化交际中表现得最为充分和明显。文章主要探讨了跨文化交际和语用学的关系,列举跨文化交际的语用失误类型和原因,说明跨文化交际研究不仅仅是比较和对照,它更应该建立在人类文化同一性的基础上。使交际双方通过不断的磋商、互动与调适,掌握跨文化交际的技巧,避免交际中不必要的失误和误解。并将其理论应用到教学中,形成外语教学实践的理论指导。     

新疆高校双语教学模式探究

美式结构浸入模式与加式法语浸入模式是国外双语教育中两种比较成功的模式。我国高校的、双语教学与关加浸入模式相比,尽管形式目的相同,但在实施阶段、教育（学）的对象、教育的本质目的、教育的结果等方面存在不同。因此,在借鉴美加浸入模式时,应当结合高校实际,设计适合我国高校特点的双语教学模式。