This paper investigates an overseas Chinese student to explore the difficulties and causes which overseas students have in Academic Speaking. It firstly reviews the related research literature and forms a conceptual f...This paper investigates an overseas Chinese student to explore the difficulties and causes which overseas students have in Academic Speaking. It firstly reviews the related research literature and forms a conceptual framework for this case study. Secondly, a semi-structured interview methodology is adopted. Finally, it finds out the speaking difficulties for academic purposes are closed related with cross-cultural problems, learning strategies, and linguistic causes.展开更多
With the deepening of exchanges between China and other countries,especially the proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative,more and more foreign students come to China to study,putting forward higher requirements for t...With the deepening of exchanges between China and other countries,especially the proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative,more and more foreign students come to China to study,putting forward higher requirements for the education and management of colleges and universities in China.In the process of implementing the strategy of"one belt and one road",language interaction is the basic prerequisite for achieving exchanges and cooperation among different countries.In the face of this situation,by analyzing the existing problems in the training of overseas students in higher vocational colleges in China under the background of"One Belt and One Road"strategy,in this paper,the construction of the Chinese learning mode for overseas students in higher vocational colleges was put forward,hoping to provide help for the training of overseas students and solve the problem of foreign students'language learning.展开更多
Intercultural language education has attracted much attention in the field of foreign language teaching in China during the past decades,due to the increasing number of intercultural encounters across the world as a r...Intercultural language education has attracted much attention in the field of foreign language teaching in China during the past decades,due to the increasing number of intercultural encounters across the world as a result of globalization.However,little is known about the effectiveness of intercultural education at Chinese universities.Adopting a phenomenological research design,this paper serves as a pilot study and sets out to explore the forms of intercultural education at universities and investigate the effectiveness of undergraduate intercultural education from the perspectives of 12 Chinese students.展开更多
This paper is an exploratory,empirical study of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation(CCA)issues of Overseas Chinese Stu⁃dents(OCS)studying at the University of Lincoln.The project identifies OCS own language proficiency,moti...This paper is an exploratory,empirical study of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation(CCA)issues of Overseas Chinese Stu⁃dents(OCS)studying at the University of Lincoln.The project identifies OCS own language proficiency,motivation of studying abroad and intercultural adaptation attitudes and strategies as the main influencing factors in students’CCA.Research methods in⁃clude Language class observation,a questionnaire survey and interviews.Additional data collection methods include using network communication tools to conduct interviews with OCS,such as Wechat,QQ,Skype and e-mail etc.Further analysis of its causes makes a meaningful contribution to practical strategies and suggestions on how to better develop and cultivate cross-cultural adapt⁃ability.展开更多
Short-term overseas study tours, as a new type of cross-cultural autonomy education in the era of globalization, aims to help students improve their intercultural communication competence through tourism and cultural ...Short-term overseas study tours, as a new type of cross-cultural autonomy education in the era of globalization, aims to help students improve their intercultural communication competence through tourism and cultural learning. Many studies' subjects are concentrated on the higher learning institutions. However, few of them are concerned about application-oriented university students' ICC. So the behavior and role of students' ICC in the overseas study tours in 2016 and 2017 in one of the application-oriented universities in Zhejiang province becomes the main focus. It exams from three aspects: intercultural attitudes, knowledge and behaviors. Basically, students benefit a lot from study tours, especially in the aspect of practical communication, among which, they change from shy, inexperienced learners to be brave, confident, and skilled in the tours. Also, considering the problems of host school are existed, the suggestions proposed by participants that practical courses of destination countries had better be arranged for students to understand and adapt to it beforehand. Besides, more communication and interactions between students and teachers should be increased to create a more active and relaxed classroom atmosphere, which contribute to mobilize students' initiative and enthusiasm to better become a complementary influence to promote students' ICC.展开更多
文摘This paper investigates an overseas Chinese student to explore the difficulties and causes which overseas students have in Academic Speaking. It firstly reviews the related research literature and forms a conceptual framework for this case study. Secondly, a semi-structured interview methodology is adopted. Finally, it finds out the speaking difficulties for academic purposes are closed related with cross-cultural problems, learning strategies, and linguistic causes.
文摘With the deepening of exchanges between China and other countries,especially the proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative,more and more foreign students come to China to study,putting forward higher requirements for the education and management of colleges and universities in China.In the process of implementing the strategy of"one belt and one road",language interaction is the basic prerequisite for achieving exchanges and cooperation among different countries.In the face of this situation,by analyzing the existing problems in the training of overseas students in higher vocational colleges in China under the background of"One Belt and One Road"strategy,in this paper,the construction of the Chinese learning mode for overseas students in higher vocational colleges was put forward,hoping to provide help for the training of overseas students and solve the problem of foreign students'language learning.
文摘Intercultural language education has attracted much attention in the field of foreign language teaching in China during the past decades,due to the increasing number of intercultural encounters across the world as a result of globalization.However,little is known about the effectiveness of intercultural education at Chinese universities.Adopting a phenomenological research design,this paper serves as a pilot study and sets out to explore the forms of intercultural education at universities and investigate the effectiveness of undergraduate intercultural education from the perspectives of 12 Chinese students.
文摘This paper is an exploratory,empirical study of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation(CCA)issues of Overseas Chinese Stu⁃dents(OCS)studying at the University of Lincoln.The project identifies OCS own language proficiency,motivation of studying abroad and intercultural adaptation attitudes and strategies as the main influencing factors in students’CCA.Research methods in⁃clude Language class observation,a questionnaire survey and interviews.Additional data collection methods include using network communication tools to conduct interviews with OCS,such as Wechat,QQ,Skype and e-mail etc.Further analysis of its causes makes a meaningful contribution to practical strategies and suggestions on how to better develop and cultivate cross-cultural adapt⁃ability.
文摘Short-term overseas study tours, as a new type of cross-cultural autonomy education in the era of globalization, aims to help students improve their intercultural communication competence through tourism and cultural learning. Many studies' subjects are concentrated on the higher learning institutions. However, few of them are concerned about application-oriented university students' ICC. So the behavior and role of students' ICC in the overseas study tours in 2016 and 2017 in one of the application-oriented universities in Zhejiang province becomes the main focus. It exams from three aspects: intercultural attitudes, knowledge and behaviors. Basically, students benefit a lot from study tours, especially in the aspect of practical communication, among which, they change from shy, inexperienced learners to be brave, confident, and skilled in the tours. Also, considering the problems of host school are existed, the suggestions proposed by participants that practical courses of destination countries had better be arranged for students to understand and adapt to it beforehand. Besides, more communication and interactions between students and teachers should be increased to create a more active and relaxed classroom atmosphere, which contribute to mobilize students' initiative and enthusiasm to better become a complementary influence to promote students' ICC.
