基于网络资源共享的跨文化交际课程教学改革探索

多媒体与网络技术的发展为教学改革提供了极大的便利条件。该文试图通过运用网络资源共享的方法,以培养学生的综合素质为目标,探索融课堂教学、自主学习和网络辅导三位一体的跨文化交际课程教学模式。从而充分发挥网络资源的优势,利用网络交互环境和媒介,为学生搭建互动交流的平台。     

No place to call home: Cultural homelessness, self-esteem and cross-cultural identities

This study examined relations between a cross-cultural geographically mobile childhood and adulthood cultural homelessness, attachment to cross-cultural identities, and self esteem. Cross-cultural identities are loosely defined identities (e.g., third culture kids, military brats, missionary kids) that describe some individuals’ childhood cross-cultural experience. The 475 participants spent at least two years before age 18 in a country different from their parents’ home culture, then returned to the latter. They completed an online survey which included general demographic information regarding cross-cultural experiences in childhood, as well as the Cultural Homelessness Criteria, the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, and items that evaluated the strength of affirmation, belonging, and commitment to a self-labeled cross-cultural identity. Cultural homelessness was related to lower self esteem scores; higher affirmation, belonging and commitment to any cross-cultural identity was related to higher self esteem and lower cultural homelessness. Furthermore, such affirmation, belonging, and commitment buffered the cultural homelessness-self esteem association, whereas just having a cross-cultural identity did not.     

英语教学中的跨文化交际

跨文化交际在很大程度上影响着对英语的学习和运用，文中解释了跨文化交际的概念，表述了跨文化交际教学的方法及其原则，并结合教学实践论述了在英语教学中如何培养学生的跨文化交际能力。     

The impact of an international field experience on preservice teachers

This study addresses the question, “What is the impact of an international field experience on preservice teachers?” and corroborates many of the findings of a similar study by Willard-Holt [(2001). The impact of a short-term international experience for preservice teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17, 505–517]. In May 2005, 15 teacher education students from the US completed a 4-week international practicum, working in the classroom with teachers and students at a private international primary through secondary (K12) school in Rome, Italy. Data include preservice teachers’ reflections and comments collected from their personal journals, focus groups with supervisors, observation notes, a final reflection paper, course evaluations, and a questionnaire completed 1 year after the experience to assess any lasting impact the trip may have had on them as individuals and future teachers. While there were a few negative experiences, the results indicate that overall the benefits included both professional and personal changes, such as increased confidence, a better appreciation and respect for differences of others and other cultures, and an awareness of the importance that feedback and reflection play in professional and personal growth. The article concludes with recommendations on how to improve such experiences to enhance the personal growth and cross-cultural competency of preservice teachers.     

我院学生跨文化交际能力的调查与分析

在经济全球化的新形势下,我国对跨文化交际型人才的需求日渐增强。为了了解目前我校高职高专学生的跨文化交际水平,探索影响学生跨文化交际能力的因素,并找出提高学生跨文化交际能力的有效途径,对漳州卫生职业学院部分学生进行了跨文化交际能力的问卷调查,并对调查结果进行了分析,提出了解决问题的一些基本对策。     

企业跨文化商务谈判中利益冲突的预防与解决

经济全球化背景下,跨文化商务谈判中利益冲突的预防与解决的重要性日益突显,成为决定中外企业业务活动成功与否的关键因素之一,也是现代学者必须面对和解决的问题。文化差异是导致跨文化商务谈判利益冲突的最关键的因素之一,从文化差异出发,找到问题的突破口,则能预防与解决跨文化商务谈判中利益冲突。     

对当前高职高专跨文化交际能力教学现状的思考及建议

我国国际交流与合作日益频繁与密切,跨文化交际已经成为一种广泛而普遍存在的社会现象,高校外语教学应当迎合这一人才培养需求。我国大部分高职高专学生跨文化交际能力不理想,在涉外交际中存在诸多障碍,文章对目前跨文化交际教学现状进行了反思,指出存在其中的问题,并对如何进行有效教学和引导提出了建议。     

Mentoring Within the Field of Counseling: A Preliminary Study of Multicultural Perspectives

Although the concept of mentoring is receiving increasing attention in the counseling field, the intersection between multiculturalism and mentoring has not been formally addressed. This article explores mentoring relationships between faculty and students within counselor education from a multicultural perspective. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore African American, Asian American and Latina/o American counselor education graduate students’ perspectives on mentoring. Three similar themes (trust/comfort/honesty; respect; and teacher/student/guide) emerged for all three racial/ethnic groups as important key elements in the mentoring relationship, but with some distinctive culturally relevant variations in emphasis. Also, all three groups to some degree reported that having a mentor who was culturally competent and sensitive was helpful, adding further weight to the view that cultural issues play a role in mentoring relationships. Implications of the findings are discussed.