大学日语教学中跨文化交际能力的培养研究——以看动漫画作品考察为例

本文从培养跨文化交际能力的视角出发,针对日本动漫画对日语专业学习产生的影响进行了简单的探讨,并结合研究结论提出笔者的建议。日语专业的大学生对日本动漫文化有着浓厚的兴趣,但是跨文化交际能力却缺乏系统性的培养,在学习中,将动漫画作品融入日语课程中是培养学生的跨文化交际能力的一种有效方式。通过对动漫画作品反映出的时代背景、人文知识等方面的学习,通过对动漫画作品当中日语使用的理解,提高语言运用能力,促进自身跨文化交流能力水平的提高。     

日语专业大学生跨文化交际能力调查研究

基于跨文化交际能力动态系统的理论模型,采取调查问卷形式,对黑龙江东方学院日语专业两个班学生分别进行了调研测评,其中受测的1班学习过跨文化交际导论课程(32学时),2班没有学习该课程。研究结果表明,开设跨文化交际导论课程能够有效提升日语专业学生跨文化交际能力的整体水平。在定量研究的基础上旨在把握日语专业大学生跨文化交际能力现状,进而为提高日语专业大学生跨文化交际能力的途径提供参考。     

“交际教学法”在应用型本科日语课堂教学中的应用

应用型本科日语教学的目的是培养能够使用日语进行跨文化交际的高层次日语专门人才。交际教学法作为先进的外语教学方法，以交际为手段，培养学生的外语交际能力。在应用型本科日语教学过程中，应坚持“以学生为主体，以教师为主导”的课堂教学原则，采用交际教学法，以教师之间、师生之间、学生与学生之间的互动为课堂教学方式，增强学生日语应用能力，培养学生跨文化交际能力。     

高职商务英语学生跨文化交际能力培养策略

在国际交流日益频繁的情况下,跨文化交际能力在其中所起的作用越来越显著.高职商务英语专业学生跨文化交际能力水平的高低会影响到其日后的工作质量,本文从高职商务英语专业学生跨文化交际能力培养的角度出发,分析了影响商务英语专业学生跨文化交际能力培养的因素及其对策.     

日本文化导入在高校二外日语教学中的应用研究

中日两国是一衣带水的邻国,但却存在着诸多文化差异。二外日语作为国内大部分高校英语专业的一门必修课,承担着培养英语专业学生的第二外语能力及跨文化交际能力的任务。教师应深刻思考日本文化导入对二外日语课堂的作用,深入研究日本文化导入在二外日语教学中的应用策略,以增强课堂效果,并提高学生的跨文化交际能力。     

商务英语函电教学跨文化交际能力的培养

商务英语函电是商务英语专业的核心课程,旨在培养学生用英语与外商进行书面业务沟通的能力,跨文化交际能力对商务信函写作的有效性至关重要。在函电教学中通过启发学生对文化差异的思考、渗透跨文化知识、创设跨文化交际的实践机会,能够培养学生跨文化交际的意识和能力。     

日语教学中的非言语交际处理

跨文化交际中,非言语行为作为文化的载体,在意愿交流中与语言表达具有同样重要的地位。鉴于日本文化中非言语肢体行为特色鲜明,有计划地将非言语交际内容融入课堂教学,培养学生对日语文化内涵的理解能力,提高学生的日语交际能力。将言语教学与非言语行为培养有机结合,是提高日语课堂教学质量的必要方式。     

商务英语教学中跨文化交际能力的培养

在世界国际化的发展趋势下,跨文化交际能力成为了人们所必须具备的一项基本技能,为了适应社会发展的需要,培养出较高跨文化交际能力的优秀人才成为了高职院校教育工作中的重点内容。本文从跨文化交际的相关概念入手,分析了当前高职院校商务英语教学中影响学生跨文化交际能力培养的因素,就商务英语教学中培养学生跨文化交际能力的途径展开了论述,以期为当前高职院校提高商务英语专业学生的跨文化交际能力提供有效借鉴。     

国际邮轮乘务专业学生跨文化交际能力培养

跨文化交际能力是国际邮轮乘务人才培养目标中必不可少的部分。从跨文化能力的内涵以及国际邮轮乘务专业学生跨文化交际能力培养的必要性入手,探讨了培养策略和具体培养措施。     

浅析日本概况课在日语专业教学中的定位与架构

随着时代的发展,外指委与国标对日语人才培养方向做了新的规划。根据这新的日语人才培养方向,日本概况在日语专业教学中的定位可以用"六个以"概括,即以学生为中心;以全面实施素质教育为定位;以培养具有人文精神,适应社会发展需要的人才为导向;以建立丰富日本国情知识体系为基础;以培养具有中国文化底蕴的区域、国别研究能力的人才为核心;以培养具有跨文化交际能力的人才为重点。为了实现这一定位,日本概况课程必须重新架构,在教学目标、教学内容、教学方法、教师的教学能力方面进行相应的改革。     

Are Turkish EFL pre-service teachers ready to manage intercultural challenges?

English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers, as the backbone of language teaching system, are expected to raise the awareness level of students’ intercultural communication competence by helping them relate their own culture to foreign cultures, empathise with foreign cultures’ perspectives and tolerate the ambiguities or differences. This study examines the relationship between certain personal factors such as age, gender, year of study, overseas experience and students’ preferences for Turkish movies over foreign ones and three predictors of intercultural communication competence namely, ambiguity tolerance, empathy and open-mindedness. The sample group of the study consisted of 145 prospective English teachers in the Educational Faculty of a state university in Turkey. The participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire consisting of two parts which investigated their background and perceived levels of ambiguity tolerance, open-mindedness and empathy in Turkish EFL context. The results indicated that half of pre-service EFL teachers had poor intercultural communication competence. In particular, males, the final-year students and those who had been abroad indicated higher levels of tolerance than their respective counterparts. Besides, age and students’ preferences for Turkish or foreign movies were not significant factors in any of the predictors of intercultural communication competence.     

以学生为中心的主题教学模式在英语专业精读课堂的应用与分析

通过刻录光盘和问卷调查的方法,对采用“以学生为中心的主题教学模式”的英语专业精读课堂教师引导、学生交互、活动方式等方面进行系统分析。研究结果表明,与以教师为主导的传统教学方法相比,以学生为中心的主题教学模式能更充分调动学习者的主观能动性和创造性,给学习者提供更多的双向交际的机会,营造一个更好的语言习得环境,因而更有利于英语专业学生的语言习得,提高语言综合应用的实践能力。     

Developing elementary school students’ intercultural competence through teacher-led tutoring action plans on intercultural education

The increasing cultural diversity in the current Spanish educational system has had dramatic consequences for school population demography and relationships between students in culturally diverse classrooms. In this context, the development of students’ intercultural competence can contribute to strengthening communication, as well as preventing misunderstandings and coexistence problems. In this study, the effects of a teacher-led intercultural tutoring action programme (TAP) on elementary students’ intercultural competence (IC) were assessed as a function of treatment condition and grade level. Participants were 187 third- to sixth-grade pupils (84% Spaniards and 16% immigrants) who were assigned randomly to treatment conditions (TAP versus comparison). After 20 weeks of programme implementation, the findings revealed that the TAP was successful. Conceptual intercultural competence was better achieved by fifth- to sixth-grade students, while IC skills and attitudes were significantly better developed by third- to fourth-grade students. Implications for teachers and counsellors/schools psychologists are discussed.     

Effects of critical incident tasks on the intercultural competence of English non-majors

ABSTRACT

In this internationalised world, graduate employability in terms of intercultural communication skills needs to be taken into account in higher education. The present study aims to explore the effects of critical incident task instruction on English non-majored undergraduates’ intercultural competence. One group of students received ten weeks of instruction with one critical incident task per week and another group received standard English classes. Data were collected from the students’ pre- and post-test. The results showed a significant and strong effect of the intervention with critical incident tasks. Implications for educational practice are presented for further teaching with critical incident tasks.     

Time to “Get” Religion? An Analysis of Religious Literacy Among Journalism Students

A survey (N = 503) tested religious knowledge for journalism students and nonjournalism students. Journalism students scored poorly on basic religious knowledge and fared no better than nonjournalism students. When advertising and public relations majors were added to the journalism majors to create a new mass communication major variable, that group scored higher than students studying something else. Within the mass communication major, there were differences by chosen field, with photojournalism, print journalism, and public relations students scoring highest. The results indicate that while journalism students and nonjournalism students agree on the need for journalists to have religious literacy, journalism schools are falling short of making sure journalistic training is resulting in proper levels of religious literacy.     

Deliberations on the development of an intercultural competence curriculum

Committed to developing an institution-wide intercultural competence curriculum for master’s-level students preparing for international careers, a team of nine professors from across disciplines deliberated for a year on their fundamental understandings of intercultural competence and what it would mean to facilitate the development of that competence in students. This article recounts the team’s philosophical debates related to intercultural competence: definitions, effective methods of teaching, intersectionality of identities, Western bias in the literature, power and inequity, and the role of language learning. The deliberations became the foundation for an institution-wide curriculum, focused on helping graduates to be not only effective workers and managers in multicultural settings, but also to be leaders in social change. This article shares the conversations and considerations of the planning process and the breadth and emphasis of the curriculum that emerged. Reflections on students’ learning and recommendations for curriculum developers are offered.     

An empirical assessment of writing and research proficiency in HBCU social work students

ABSTRACT

Lack of proficiency in writing and research among social work students has increasingly concerned social work educators and practitioners. Given the significance of written communication with clients and emphasis on evidence-based practice in the field of social work, it is critical to assess students’ competence in both writing and research. However, deficit-based approaches to assessing writing and research competence have disadvantaged students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This pilot study aims to assess writing and research proficiency of HBCU master’s of social work (MSW) students through empirical analysis of their capstone papers and surveys from educators to provide implications for developing a writing and research manual for social work programs at HBCUs. Ten capstone papers were randomly selected and qualitatively analyzed; nine faculty and one field supervisor completed the survey, and their respondents were analyzed using cross-case analysis. Analyses of the capstone papers identified two themes for writing and research domains, respectively: (1) weakness in developing statements and lack of knowledge of writing style and (2) plagiarism and lack of understanding of research structure. Moreover, analyses of the surveys revealed four themes regarding assessment of writing and research skills among students struggling with basic writing mechanics, indicating that HBCU MSW students may have potential and capacity for learning, as evidenced by their ideas and critical thinking skills. These findings suggest both teaching- and research-oriented programs could employ the proposed writing and research assessment manual, as well as a writing and research lab/center for improving writing and research skills among their students.     

Seeing the Same Thing Differently: Program Director,Faculty, and Student Perceptions of MSW LGBT Competence

ABSTRACT

This exploratory study examined MSW education’s organizational-level lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) competence. Data were gathered from a sample of MSW program directors, faculty members, and students (N=1385) from 34 MSW programs in the United States. Hierarchical linear modeling analyzed differences in perceptions of organizational LGBT competence between MSW programs and among participants in the same program. Results showed organizational LGBT competence varied significantly among MSW programs and indicated program directors, faculty members, and students had different perceptions of the competence of their shared program. Specifically, directors rated the LGBT competence of their program higher than faculty, and faculty rated their program higher than students did. Implications for research and suggestions for social work education are discussed.     

Student Listening Gains in the Basic Communication Course: A Comparison of Self-Report and Performance-Based Competence Measures∗

Direct listening instruction is a frequent component of basic communication courses. Research has found changes in self-perceived listening competence during a basic communication course and only a minimal relationship between self-perceived and performance-based measures of listening and other communication behaviors. Results of the present study suggest that students' self-perceived listening competence increased, but there was no change in performance-based measures of student listening behavior between the beginning and end of a hybrid basic communication course. Results also show that self-report and performance-based measures are related at the end of the course but not at the beginning. Several implications of these results for basic course and listening instruction are discussed.     

The Affordance Utilization Model: Communication Technology Use as Relationships Develop

This essay proposes an affordance utilization model (AUM) that aims to understand the role of relationship development in communication technology use. The AUM draws from research regarding (1) social penetration theory and (2) the communication technology affordances of asynchronicity (i.e., a time lag between when a message is constructed and received) and reduced cues (i.e., the lack of visual and/or vocal cues). It proposes that these affordances are positively associated with communication competence and self-disclosure but that relationship development affects these associations. The AUM proposes that as relationships become more developed, communication technology affordances are less likely to be associated with communication competence and self-disclosure in relationships. The AUM also proposes that as relationships become more developed, relational partners will see affordances as less important and will use them less. Potential implications of the AUM for research on communication technologies in relationships are discussed.