Does cross-cultural training in tertiary education enhance cross-cultural adjustment? A systematic review     

《Int J Intercult Relat》2017

The increasing cultural diversity within tertiary education and workplace environments requires students and graduates to be knowledgeable and effective in cross-cultural adjustment and managing potential acculturative stress. One of the ways to increase their cross-cultural adjustment is via cross-cultural training (CCT). Given the predominantly business-oriented nature of previous reviews, this paper systematically examined whether CCT was effective when applied to tertiary students. The analysis of different types of CCT and its outcomes was guided by Ward, Bochner, and Furnham’s (2001) ABC (Affective, Behavioural, and Cognitive) model that comprehensively explained the affective, behavioural, and cognitive facets of cross-cultural adjustment. We reviewed 35 CCT studies published post-1990 with control group design or pre-post training evaluation. CCT in tertiary education has become increasingly multi-method and experiential. CCT programs with behavioural components had the most consistent evidence of effectiveness. Programs with both behavioural and cognitive components were more effective than cognitive- and didactic-alone programs. CCT appeared to be particularly effective in enhancing tertiary students’ academic and career performance. Practical implication and suggestions for future research directions are discussed.  相似文献   

外语教学中加强大学生的跨文化非语言交际能力     

董良峰 《徐州教育学院学报》2007,22(2):111-113

跨文化交际是一门涉及多重因素的综合艺术。非语言交际作为交际的一项重要内容,是一种语义非常丰富的交际手段和重要媒介,它贯穿于整个交际过程之中。相比较语言交际而言,它更能反映一个人的真实态度、心理活动和价值观念,直接关系到交际成功与否。文章分析了大学生在跨文化交际中增强非语言交际的重要意义,并就跨文化非语言交际在外语教学中的内容和训练途径进行了初步探讨。  相似文献   

荧光光谱学中的表面活性剂     

田江红 《天水师范学院学报》2004,24(5):31-33

综述近年来在表面活性剂中荧光光谱学的发展,以及表面活性剂对荧光物质的增溶、增敏机理。展望了今后表面活性剂应用于荧光光谱研究的发展方向。  相似文献   

Biculturalism and self-construal     

Ann-Marie Yamada  Theodore M. Singelis   《Int J Intercult Relat》1999,23(5):979

Evidence on the dimensionality of self-construal points to the coexistence of both an independent and an interdependent self-image. Drawing on conceptualizations of the acculturation process, this study is a preliminary examination of the distinctiveness of four hypothesized self-construal patterns: Bicultural, Western, Traditional, and Culturally-alienated. Different types of individuals, having experienced varying amounts of cultural contact and having made different choices in adjusting to cultural groups, might portray distinctive self-construal patterns. Especially intriguing was the notion that those with a well developed sense of interdependence and a well developed sense of independence could be described as bicultural. To test this, persons from four a priori identified groups were selected to represent the four patterns of self-construal. We predicted that on a measure of self-construal, the mean scores of the respondents in the four groups would differ in strength with the bicultural experience group, in particular, exhibiting both a high independent and a high interdependent score on a measure of self-construals. Our hypotheses were supported. In terms of independent self-construal, the Bicultural and Western groups scored significantly higher than the Traditional and Alienated groups. For the interdependent self-construal, the Traditional and Bicultural groups scored significantly higher than the Western and Alienated groups. The bicultural group was the only group to score significantly higher on both types of construals. The availability of both types of self-construal would likely facilitate communication and adaptive behaviors for persons interacting in multiple cultures.  相似文献   

Intercultural knowledge development: Evidence from student interviews during short-term study abroad     

《Int J Intercult Relat》2015

The goal of this investigation was to examine intercultural knowledge development during a short-term study abroad program focused on language and cultural learning. Interviews with students were conducted at the beginning and end of the program, allowing for a qualitative approach to analysis, supported by quantitative measures. While previous investigations have relied on qualitative data, this is the first analysis of intercultural knowledge development based on a qualitative, pre- and post-program design. Intercultural knowledge development was identified considering the change and growth in student knowledge. Results indicated that students experienced a change in the salience of intercultural knowledge themes over the period abroad, focusing on City life and Schedule differences more at the beginning of the program than at the end. Such shift may be indicative of cultural adaptation during the program. Results also demonstrated intercultural knowledge growth over the period abroad, with the greatest growth being related to knowledge themes of Big C (e.g., culture and history), daily life, food and drink, and values and politics. These results led to a distinction between types of knowledge that traditionally have been included in definitions of intercultural knowledge, an analysis of context as it intersects with knowledge development, and a theoretical consideration of the relationship between intercultural knowledge and intercultural communicative competence. Furthermore, practical considerations for cultivating intercultural knowledge during short-term study abroad programs were discussed.  相似文献   

有氧运动对大鼠心血管自主神经调节功能的影响   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

王松涛  曾云贵  王安利 《体育学刊》2007,14(3):41-45

首先对心率变异性（HRV）和动脉压力反射敏感性（BRS）的测试分析方法进行了选取和改进,然后以正常大鼠为实验对象,观察比较尾动脉血压、脉搏、左室内压、心肌收缩力、心率变异性、动脉压力反射敏感性等指标在8周中等强度游泳运动组大鼠和和安静对照组大鼠之间的差异,旨在分析长期参加有氧运动对心血管自主神经调节功能的影响,为心血管自主神经平衡状态发生改变提供实验证据。研究发现,与对照组大鼠相比,运动组大鼠心肌出现肥大、心脏泵血功能增强、心交感神经介导的动脉压力反射敏感性升高、心迷走神经介导的动脉压力反射敏感性未受影响、心交感神经紧张性变异和心迷走神经紧张性变异程度均增加。研究结果提示,长期有氧运动可增强心血管自主神经的调节功能,使交感神经和副交感神经的协调与对抗关系在一个更高的功能层面上建立新的平衡。  相似文献   

Business communication as cultural text: Exchange and feedback of promotional video clips     

Nurit Zaidman  Prue Holmes   《Int J Intercult Relat》2009,33(6):535-549

Our research is a response to the need to improve the understanding of the complexity of global professional communication. To investigate the complex cultural interpretations that producers and audiences apply to professional texts, we developed a two-year interactive project. Business students in New Zealand and Israel produced promotional “texts” – video clips to promote a university program – which they exchanged with their counterparts overseas to receive feedback. We adapted models of home-made visual communication and advertising which used the categories of participants, settings, topics, and style, to analyze the eight clips. Emergent findings suggested two more categories – information and language – as important analytical tools. Variables of age, gender, intra- and intercultural differences, and (cultural) context also resulted in student audiences’ multiple interpretations of the texts. The outcomes indicate the need to extend the culture-in-context approach for a “situation focused communication approach,” where the primary focus is a group of producers and their audience as they produce and interpret a professional text. This approach also foregrounds contextual variables and a plural understanding of culture to accommodate the potential for miscommunication of business and professional texts in pluricultural contexts.  相似文献   

Intercultural Competence Teaching     

HUI Ran 《环球赛鸽科技》2015,(13)

It is widely realized that cultural competence is playing an increasingly important role in language teaching because of the close associations between culture and language. To enhance the efficiency o...  相似文献   

发现大学生心理问题要提高职业敏感性     

熊继承 《湖北函授大学学报》2015,(7):15-17

当前,大学生心理问题日益严重。与专业的心理咨询与教育相比,提高全体教育工作者特别是思想政治工作者的职业敏感性发现大学生心理问题更为重要。提高职业敏感性要善于"捕风捉影",长于"小题大做",立足于"长远发展"。  相似文献   

双幅双塔四索面矮塔斜拉桥参数敏感性分析     

李光  王静  王逆 《鸡西大学学报》2015,(8)

成桥线形是桥梁施工监控的重要内容之一,矮塔斜拉桥在现阶段常用的施工方法为挂篮现浇,结构体系随着施工的进行将发生变化,影响桥梁线形的因素很多,根据不同的参数对成桥线形的影响程度不同将参数分为主要参数和次要参数。应用有限元的方法对影响矮塔斜拉桥线形的参数做敏感性分析,分析的参数有主梁容重值、主梁弹性模量、预应力钢绞线弹性模量、温度变化、张拉索力,结论为主梁容重值、主梁弹性模量、预应力钢绞线弹性模量、温度变化为影响线形的主要参数。  相似文献