Travels That Lead to Wisdom

Travel is indeed transformative when inward journeying goes hand in hand with outward journeys. This article relates some of the author's travels that challenged her values and beliefs and enriched her life. Some of these travels included cross-cultural and intercultural experiences that lead her to transform her counselling practice and teaching. Travel through the journey of life is a pilgrimage, a sacred work.     

Finding cultural harmony in interviewing: the wisdom of the middle way

Insider-researchers are said to enjoy many advantages during the interview process that help them to access the innermost thoughts of participants. As a Chinese doctoral student interviewing other Chinese doctoral students, I assumed I was an insider. However, my experiences proved otherwise, as I oscillated between insider and outsider positions. At the core of the matter was the question of a common Chinese identity, which has been complicated by centuries of diaspora. In trying to reconcile the confusion, a Middle Way approach to integrating opposites proved useful, by acknowledging that while indigenous differences exist, there are also common humanistic elements within all cultures. Based on narrative reflections from the doctoral study's interviews and research diary, the paper critically reflects on moments of cultural proximity and cultural distance during the interview process. The paper problematizes the insider/outsider dichotomy and proposes relationalism in its place. The paper concludes that a respect for face and harmony were crucial in closing cultural distance with Chinese international students, as these resulted in trust and rapport building during interviews. It is hoped that this paper will serve as a cultural bridge to engender an understanding of interviewing across a pan-Chinese sample.     

浅析汉英日常称谓语差异及其社会文化因素

汉英称谓语体系存在明显差异，而这些差异是与其所处的不同的社会化背景密切联系着的。从跨化交际的角度，对日常生活中常用的汉英称谓语进行比较，可以探讨汉英称谓语所蕴涵的社会化因素。     

跨文化交际中的服饰词语

本文主要从跨文化交际的角度，对服饰词语的象征意义和由服饰词语构成的习语进行 了语 义分析和译法探讨，说明了文化语境对译文的影响和制约，并讨论了翻译服饰词语时易蹈入 的误区。     

试论外语"文化语法"教学

外语教学的根本目的是培养学生的跨文化交际能力,而交际能力的构成包括语法、社会语言学、语篇和策略四个方面,其中社会语言学、语篇和策略三个方面统称为"文化语法"。因此,要培养学生的跨文化交际能力就必须重视外语"文化语法"教学。而"文化语法"教学的重要目标是教授语用合适性。     

跨文化心理学的性质

跨文化心理学是20世纪五六十年代兴起西方的一门学科，其发展方兴未艾。本文主要阐述跨文化心理学的研充对象和研究目标、跨文化心理学的一般框架、跨文化心理学的研究方法以及跨文化心理学与其他学科的关系，以进一步明确跨文化心理学的性质，为跨文化心理学在我国的发展提供参考。     

文化互动——培养跨文化交际能力的重要途径

本文在剖析外语文化教学中单纯学习目的语文化知识的局限的基础上,从母语文化的作用、培养跨文化交际能力的要求和对跨文化交际的重新认识三个方面分析了文化互动的重要性,提出文化互动是培养跨文化交际能力的重要途径,并介绍了为达到文化互动应采取的措施。     

Using Photography To Explore Hidden Realities and Raise Cross-Cultural Sensitivity in Future Teachers

This study explored the influence of residency status (outsider) and prior cross-cultural experiences on how the neighborhoods of students are perceived by future teachers. The study participants consisted of 18 graduate teacher education mentors and their 18 high school mentees. The data sources included 820 black and white photographs and 82 photo captions generated by the study participants, mentee/mentor group discussions, and the graduate students’ weekly reflective journals, bi-weekly facilitated discussions and peer debriefings. The study found that subconscious realities based on prior cross-cultural experiences (or the lack thereof) are more significant factors than residency status when making value judgment about the neighborhoods of “others.” Elinor L. Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kentucky, 311 Dickey Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0017     

中西饮食文化差异的原因分析及其研究意义

中西方在饮食文化上存在着明显的差异。文章分析了形成中西饮食文化差异的内在原因,其意义在于既能有助于深刻理解中西文化中的不同之处,跨越文化交际障碍,又能培养人们在跨文化交际时的适应能力,有效地避免交际双方由于文化差异而产生的误解。     

IS CHC student surface learner A cross-cultural perspective

In the past decades, the "CH"(Confucian Heritage Culture)learner phenomenon had aroused the interest of sociologists, educators and psychologists. Examination orientation, achievement orientation, use of repetitive learning, synthesis of memorization and understanding, and the use of recitation to bring about sharp focus for better understanding were some of the themes of these researches. This paper will explain what the general paradox of CHC learners is and how cultural difference can affect students' motivation for learning according to Chen and Stevenson's model of cultural influence, and discuss the major misconception of CHC learners' study approach.