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Incorporating Intercultural Communication Skills into Taiwanese University EFL Classrooms
Get PDFTeaching intercultural communication to Taiwanese university EFL students is crucial in preparing them to navigate the complexities of a globalized world. This article explores the challenges faced by Taiwanese EFL students in developing intercultural communication skills and provides strategies for effectively addressing these challenges. The article begins by discussing the limited exposure to authentic cultural contexts that Taiwanese EFL students often encounter and the implications for their intercultural competence (Chen & Starosta, 2000). It then highlights the tendency to prioritize language proficiency over cultural understanding in EFL programs, emphasizing the importance of integrating cultural content into language lessons (Kramsch, 1993). Additionally, the cultural differences in communication styles between Taiwanese culture and English-speaking countries are examined, underscoring the need for explicit instruction on cultural communication norms and strategies (Hofstede, 1980). The article also provides a theoretical overview, incorporating the Intercultural Communication Competence Model, Cultural Dimensions Framework, Communication Accommodation Theory, and Face Negotiation Theory to inform instructional practices (Byram, 1997; Giles, 1973; Ting-Toomey, 1994). Furthermore, it explores the significance of incorporating self-awareness and reflective practices in fostering intercultural competence (Lustig & Koester, 2013). The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of developing cultural awareness, empathy, and effective communication skills in Taiwanese EFL students to enable them to engage with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. By addressing the challenges and utilizing appropriate teaching strategies, educators can facilitate the development of intercultural communication skills among Taiwanese EFL students, equipping them for successful intercultural interactions in an interconnected world.
The Purpose of Translation Activities in Different Historical Contexts
Get PDFSince the establishment of the official position of “Xiangxu” in the Zhou Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the history of translation in China, it has been more than 3,000 years. While the purposes of translation have changed over different historical contexts, from the early history for the consolidation of centralised power, to the modern era when eyes were on the western world, to the current communication between China and foreign countries regarding the politics, economy, culture, and social life. This article analyses the purposes of translation in three areas: diplomacy, absorption of foreign cultures and ideological construction, in the context of ancient China to the Republic of China
Moral Teaching Practice in the Course of An Overview of Chinese Culture for English Majors
Get PDFTo address the current challenges of imbalanced cultural input between Chinese and Western cultures and the phenomenon of “Silence of Chinese Cultural Output” among English major students, this paper focuses on the English course of An Overview of Chinese Culture. It explores in detail how to improve the effectiveness of moral education in English major courses by integrating moral education and nurturing students’ abilities. The discussion covers three dimensions: the pre-class preparation stage, including syllabus design, teaching materials, and educational resources; the in-class teaching stage, including blended online and offline teaching, group collaboration, and integration of local culture; and the post-class consolidation stage, including intercultural and cultural competitions, practical activities, and evaluations. Furthermore, specific strategies and approaches for moral education in English major courses are proposed, with a focus on teachers’ role of guiding student, and effective feedback analysis
Au-delà de l’enseignement en classe de face à face grâce à la démarche de pédagogie inversée
Get PDFAujourd’hui, les chercheurs et les éducateurs sont attirés par la classe inversée en tant qu’élément clé de l’apprentissage mixte. La démarche de la classe inversée implique une telle organisation du processus éducatif dans lequel les activités de la classe et les devoirs sont inversés. Le présent article donne un aperçu de la démarche de classe inversée et explore son potentiel pour les enseignants et les apprenants du français langue étrangère (FLE). Les auteurs présentent les résultats obtenus à partir de l’expérience de la mise en œuvre de la classe inversée dans la classe de langue. L’étude montre que l’utilisation de la démarche décrite dans le processus d’apprentissage renforce la motivation des apprenants et améliore leurs résultats éducatifs. Les ouvrages sur le marché des manuels pour le FLE sont nombreux et offrent une grande variété dans les thèmes abordés et leur présentation. Les apprenants, en parallèle aux manuels, ont accès gratuitement à une diversité de documents authentiques en ligne: articles, vidéos, podcasts, représentations graphiques, tableaux et etc. sur tout sujet ou genre sans compter les sites internet à un point de vue pédagogique d’apprentissage du français. Les modèles d’apprentissage mixte et de classe inversée sont devenus particulièrement pertinents dans l’enseignement supérieur, en particulier dans le domaine des langues étrangères, car ils permettent aux enseignants de mettre l’accent sur la pensée critique, d’analyser et d’évaluer les matériaux ainsi que de créer de nouveaux matériaux dans lesquels les apprenants du FLE peuvent synthétiser ce qu’ils ont appris et présenter leurs arguments avec la technologie numérique
A Criticism on D. H. Lawrence’s Thoughts of Sex
Get PDFAs one of the most controversial writers in the twentieth century, D. H. Lawrence’s works’ being banned is closely related to his sexual description. His intention of creation is out of a kind of pure ideal of emancipating mankind from a kind of ossified state. And he makes some quests on the relationship between the two sexes. And he also ponders over sex. Yet, the traditional morality and readers’ response should not be neglected. Lawrence’s sufferings originate from his going astray in life exploration. The outlet of mankind doesn’t lie in sex. To make mankind own a brighter future, one can only depend on valuing morality, safeguarding morality and uplifting morality
A Study on the Construction of Dynamic Assessment Model of College English Flipped Classroom Based on Mobile Learning
Get PDFWith the rapid development of the Internet and the popularity of mobile devices, mobile learning and flipped Classroom have been widely used in college English teaching in China. As innovative digital learning and teaching mode, both of them emphasize the autonomy and individuation of learning, which break through the limits of time and space. Therefore, more scientific and accurate assessment model is urgently needed to evaluate the changes of students’ knowledge, skills, learning attitude and other aspects in the whole process of mobile learning. From the perspective of Dynamic Evaluation Theory, this paper abandons the drawbacks of traditional static assessment model and applies the dynamic assessment into every link of mobile learning and flipped classroom. It constructs a diversified dynamic assessment system of college English, comprehensively evaluating students’ academic performance by means of information technology and network resources. After two semesters of experimental study, it terrifies the effectiveness of the new dynamic assessment model based on the data collected in the questionnaires, interview, and the test. The implementation of the innovative assessment model not only urges teachers to improve teaching management, but also enhances students’ learning efficiency and language application ability, thus improving the quality of college English teaching. It opens up a new prospect for the standardization and scientization of college English assessment system
Entrepreneurship Education in Nigerian University Secondary Schools: A Comparative Analysis of Content and Administration
Get PDFEntrepreneurship education was designed to train individuals for work after school. The content contextualizes activities that espouse creation of knowledge, competencies and experiences of students’ initiatives while its administration relates to pedagogical delivery of such content. This study, therefore, compared entrepreneurial content and its administration in university secondary schools in Nigeria using the survey approach. From a population of 3,624 students and 64 entrepreneurship education teachers in five university secondary schools in southwestern Nigeria, 347 students and 12 teachers were sampled from three university secondary schools. While the university secondary schools and entrepreneurship education teachers were selected purposively based on years of establishment and subject teachers respectively, the simple random sampling was used for selection of students to give equal chance of being selected. The study found that entrepreneurship subjects are available in university secondary schools. It also showed that contents were well administered in university secondary schools and established a significant difference between the entrepreneurial contents and content administered in university secondary schools in Southwestern Nigeria. Consequently, it was recommended that government should review the curriculum so as to introduce topics that promote more of entrepreneurial intentions for harmony between curriculum content and the subject administration.
Distinctive Communicative Characteristics of Children With Autism spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates
Get PDFThe current study aimed to assess the level of communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder in the United Arab Emirates. The sample included 103 cases of children with autism spectrum disorder (69 males and 34 females) enrolled in government and private special education centers in the United Arab Emirates. To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher constructed a scales of the communication skills, and the validity and reliability of them were verified. In order to answer the questions of the study, the descriptive survey methodology was used, and the means, standard deviations, and one-way analysis of variance were used in data processing and reaching results. The results indicated low levels of communication skills for children with autism spectrum disorder on the scales used by the study. The study recommended the necessity of including communication skills in treatment programs
Exploring New Teaching and Research Perspectives in the Humanities
Get PDFThis study provides new perspectives on looking at humanities discipline. It argues that the humanities have transformative powers making vital societal contributions to academia. Academic research is no longer solely the pursuit of individual intellectual curiosity but is driven by national priorities tied to strategies of economic growth and competitiveness. Its importance derives primarily from the translation of knowledge into new products and services. This instrumentalist environment has created a disciplinary hierarchy in which the humanities have struggled for recognition and appreciation under pressure to demonstrate value and relevance. The humanities have long had a societal mission in the belief that society can only benefit from the pursuit of knowledge and the scholarship that they generate. This study concludes that this certainty faces challenges from the dominant knowledge economic policy paradigm with its strong focus on measurable impacts
Exploration of the Demand for Teacher Training Programs for High-Quality Development of Regional Education in Counties
Get PDFBased on the methods of questionnaire survey and special interviews, a survey was conducted on 1172 primary and secondary school teachers in the county. Based on the analysis of survey data, the demand training and practice of teacher training projects for the development of regional education quality in the county were explored. Inspired by the investigation and research, effective training methods are explored and put into practice from five aspects: university cooperation, hierarchical training, interactive communication, core efforts, and specialized training