scholarly journals Langage corporel et interculturalité. Une étude de cas à Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Serge Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
The Many ◽  
Cas A ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Original Approach

Le langage corporel est souvent le parent pauvre en didactique du français langue étrangère que ce soit dans les recherches théoriques ou en classe de langue. Il constitue pourtant une sérieuse source d’interférences dans les situations de communication interculturelle. Cet article traite d’une approche originale du langage corporel en classe de français en s’appuyant sur les arts de la scène. La pratique du clown, du mime, la technique de déambulation en défilé de mode et quelques exercices de taiji quan (un art martial chinois) sont sollicités dans le cadre d’un cours visant à entrainer des apprenants de Taiwan à l’exercice du discours en public dans une perspective du langage corporel. Body Language and Cross-cultural Studies: A case study in Taiwan Body language is often neglected in theory and practice in the field of teaching French as a foreign language. This happens in spite of its importance in the many aspects of miscommunication between people of different cultures. This article deals with an original approach of body language by using various stage arts in the class of French. Exercises of clown, mime, catwalking and taiji quan (a Chinese martial art) are used to train students from Taiwan in the practice of oral discourse while focusing on body language.

scholarly journals Teacher education

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

05–88Haley, Marjorie Hall (George Mason U, USA). Implications of using case study instruction in a foreign/second language methods course. Foreign Language Annals (New York, USA) 37.2 (2004), 290–300.05–89Lozano, Albert S. (California State U, USA), Padilla, Amado M., Sung, Hyekyung & Silva Duarte M. A statewide professional program for California foreign language teachers. Foreign Language Annals (New York, USA) 37.2 (2004), 301–309.05–90Rilling, Sarah, Dahlman, Anne, Dodson, Sarah, Boyles, Claire & Pavant, Özlem (Kent State U, USA). Connecting CALL theory and practice in pre-service teacher education and beyond: processes and products. CALICO Journal (TX, USA) 22.2 (2005), 213–235.

scholarly journals OurPlaces: Cross-Cultural Crowdsourcing Platform for Location Recommendation Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 711
Author(s):  
Luong Vuong Nguyen ◽  
Jason J. Jung ◽  
Myunggwon Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Recommendation System ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
User Feedback ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Layered Architecture ◽  
Different Cultures

This paper presents a cross-cultural crowdsourcing platform, called OurPlaces, where people from different cultures can share their spatial experiences. We built a three-layered architecture composed of: (i) places (locations where people have visited); (ii) cognition (how people have experienced these places); and (iii) users (those who have visited these places). Notably, cognition is represented as a paring of two similar places from different cultures (e.g., Versailles and Gyeongbokgung in France and Korea, respectively). As a case study, we applied the OurPlaces platform to a cross-cultural tourism recommendation system and conducted a simulation using a dataset collected from TripAdvisor. The tourist places were classified into four types (i.e., hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and attractions). In addition, user feedback (e.g., ratings, rankings, and reviews) from various nationalities (assumed to be equivalent to cultures) was exploited to measure the similarities between tourism places and to generate a cognition layer on the platform. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the OurPlaces-based system, we compared it with a Pearson correlation-based system as a baseline. The experimental results show that the proposed system outperforms the baseline by 2.5% and 4.1% in the best case in terms of MAE and RMSE, respectively.

A systemic approach to processes of power in learning organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 344-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Flood ◽  
Norma R.A. Romm
Keyword(s):  
Learning Organization ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Many ◽  
Life On Earth ◽  
Original Approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give practical insights into the systemic approach to organizational learning “triple loop learning” (TLL; introduced in Part I) by reflecting on a facilitated research-and-intervention undertaken in South Africa as part of the “500 Schools Project”. Design/methodology/approach The authors reflect on one of the many researcher-assisted interventions in the “500 Schools Project” by retrospectively reflecting on the case through the principles of TLL. Findings The authors show that researcher-assisted intervention can be genuinely transformative given two conditions: The principles of TLL are embraced, and researchers are committed to such principles and passionate about social transformation. In particular, the case study illustrates how we might address processes of power in processes of design and in processes of debate. The focus on power arguably helped to shift “power over” (power as domination) to “power to” enact empowering designs, “power to” co-develop responsible decision-making and “power to” transform relations with each other and with life on Earth. Originality/value The authors introduce an original approach to TLL that directly addresses issues relating to processes of power. The value of the TLL is that it encourages researchers, learning facilitators and practitioners of the learning organization to engage with processes of power without neglecting other important organizational and environmental issues.

scholarly journals Case Study Methodology: Flexibility, Rigour, and Ethical Considerations for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion L Pearson ◽  
Simon P Albon ◽  
Harry Hubball
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Curricular Practices ◽  
Collecte De Données ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Many ◽  
Cas A

Individuals and teams engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in multidisciplinary higher education settings must make decisions regarding choice of research methodology and methods. These decisions are guided by the research context and the goals of the inquiry. With reference to our own recent experiences investigating pedagogical and curricular practices in a pharmacy program, we outline case study methodology as one of the many options available for SoTL inquiry. Case study methodology has the benefits of flexibility in terms of the types of research questions that can be addressed and the data collection methods that can be employed. Conducted with proper attention to the context of the case(s) selected, ethical treatment of participants, and data management, case studies also have the necessary rigour to be credible and generalizable. In the matter of generalization, however, we recommend that the readers of a case study draw their own conclusions about the applicability of the findings to other settings. Les particuliers et les groupes qui sont actifs dans le haut savoir en matière d’enseignement et d’apprentissage (ACEA) dans les milieux pluridisciplinaires de l’enseignement supérieur doivent prendre des décisions en ce qui concerne le choix des méthodologies et des méthodes de recherche. Ces décisions sont guidées par le contexte de la recherche et par les objectifs de l’interrogation. En nous basant sur nos propres expériences récentes quand nous avons examiné des pratiques pédagogiques et curriculaires dans un programme de pharmacie, nous décrivons la méthodologie des études de cas comme l’une des nombreuses options disponibles pour les interrogations en ACEA. La méthodologie des études de cas a l’avantage d’être souple en ce qui a trait aux types de questions de recherche qui peuvent être étudiées et aux méthodes de collecte de données qui peuvent être employées. Quand elles sont menées avec l’attention requise pour le contexte des cas choisis, le traitement éthique des participants et la gestion des données, les études de cas présentent également la rigueur nécessaire pour être crédibles et généralisables. Toutefois, en ce qui concerne la généralisation, nous recommandons que les lecteurs d’une étude de cas tirent leurs propres conclusions concernant le caractère applicable des résultats à d’autres situations.

scholarly journals SCHREBER'S SOUL-VOLUPTUOUSNESS: MYSTICISM, MADNESS AND THE FEMININE IN SCHREBER'S MEMOIRS

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent Dean Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Mystical Experience ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Alternative Interpretation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective ◽  
Historically Situated ◽  
The Many ◽  
Father Complex

AbstractFreud's 1911 case study based on Schreber's (1903) Memoirs of My Nervous Illness provides the investigator with the opportunity to reexamine Freud's interpretation through a return to the original data Freud used. This study reveals both the insights and limitations of Freud's theory of paranoia. An alternative interpretation of the case is overed from an existential-phenomenological perspective which aims both to expand upon and transform Freud's study without negating its value. Freud draws on the mythologies of the sun to argue for his hypothesis that the "father-complex" lies behind Schreber's God. By following some of the many other mythological themes in Schreber's memoirs, Freud's interpretation is opened to a larger, socially and historically situated context. An examination of cross-cultural and historical studies of mystical experience shows how Schreber's psychosis is simultaneously a form of madness and spiritual breakthrough. Schreber's is viewed as a narcissistic experience of the infant-child in which the imaginal has been exiled from rational, modern adulthood and is inaccessible to Cartesian language. Instead of recognizing the soul-full world of "miracles," Schreber envisions the absorption of the entire world into himself and he thus becomes an inflated caricature of the "heroic ego" at its extreme .

scholarly journals Upbringing tolerance and intercultural communication among students via means of learning a foreign language

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Я.А. Шишигина ◽  
И.И. Какадий
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
International Environment ◽  
Tolerance Education ◽  
Different Cultures

Статья посвящена исследованию основ воспитания толерантности и межкультурной коммуникации учащихся на уроках иностранного языка. Актуальность исследования воспитания толерантности и межкультурной коммуникации учащихся обусловлена общечеловеческой потребностью сохранения мира, взаимодействием с различными культурами и социально-экономической интеграцией России в мировое пространство. Путь к восприятию ценностей и культуры других народов лежит не только через понимание собственной неповторимости и достоинства нации, самосовершенствование, но и через желание и умение подрастающего поколения общаться с представителями других культур для взаимообогащения. Это возможно через открытость и диалог, уважение к различиям, утверждение толерантности во взаимоотношениях. Целью данной статьи является исследование возможностей повышения уровня толерантности и формирования способности к межкультурной коммуникации учащихся посредством занятий по иностранному языку. Авторами рассмотрены дефинитивные подходы к понятию толерантности. На основании проведенного эмпирического исследования в виде тестирования определены уровни сформированности толерантности и способности к межкультурной коммуникации учащихся средней общеобразовательной школы, предложена программа внеурочных занятий по английскому языку. The article is devoted to the study of the basics of tolerance education and intercultural communication among students in foreign language lessons. The relevance of the study of the education of tolerance and intercultural communication of students is due to the universal need to preserve peace, interaction with different cultures and socio-economic integration of Russia into the international environment. The path to the perception of the values and culture of other people lies not only through the understanding of their own uniqueness and dignity of the nation, self-improvement, but also through the desire and ability of the younger generation to communicate with representatives of other cultures for mutual enrichment. This is possible through openness and dialogue, respect for differences, and the establishment of tolerance in relationships. The purpose of this article is to study the possibilities of increasing the level of tolerance and the formation of the ability to cross-cultural communication among students via means of learning a foreign language. The authors consider definitive approaches to the concept of tolerance. Based on the conducted empirical research in the form of testing, the levels of tolerance formation and the ability to cross-cultural communication in secondary school students were determined, the program of the club of extracurricular activities in English is proposed.

SOCIOCULTURAL ADAPTATION OF STUDENTS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT: CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 999-1013
Author(s):  
Fatima I. Valieva ◽  
Ekaterina A. Ivanova ◽  
Aleksandra I. Dashkina
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Stable Set ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
Different Cultures

Purpose of the study: This research provides a general understanding of the factors influencing international students' adaptation experience by focusing on the challenges and problems they face during their matriculation. The study's objective was to compare the peculiarities of adaptation of students' groups of different countries in a foreign language culture through a particular set of characteristics and factors. Methodology: We conducted the study at the SPbPU of St. Petersburg (Russia) and Alcala University (Spain). The sample included three groups of respondents belonging to different cultures. A block questionnaire of six scales and questionnaires used. To process and analyze the data obtained, preferences were given to descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, ANOVA, Tukey and Mann-Whitney tests, factor analysis in different formats. The data were processed using SPSS Statistics 25, R-studio, and Python. Main Findings: At the descriptive statistics level, groups with different degrees of adaptation have identified. Specific stable components’ combinations have found to predict possible responses from adapting students. Various forms of correlation and factor analysis helped to identify the most influential determinants: anxiety factor, culture shock, and sustainability. Applications of this study: The results of this study can be used to optimize the work of the relevant departments of higher education institutions, international departments. The information may be of interest to teachers and students. We recommend the material for professional development courses. Novelty of this study: Some characteristics were found to be bimodal for the respondents. The work examined the leading factors' content and structure to some extent related to the adaptation process. The relative steadiness of these factors' components in different cultures suggests a stable set of characteristics specific to different cultures at a certain age.

Team Approach in Cross-Cultural Ethical Decision Making: A Case Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frankie W. H. Wong ◽  
Sandra M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Different Cultures

The increasing cultural diversity in modern society creates difficulties in cross-cultural ethical decision making for healthcare workers. Nurses need to be sensitive and knowledgeable about the cultural background of individual patients. Acknowledging an individual's cultural background and considering the characteristics of different cultures when planning the patient's care may facilitate the process of ethical decision making.

scholarly journals A pilot study: Facilitating cross-cultural understanding with project-based collaborative learning in an online environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rustam Shadiev ◽  
Wu-Yuin Hwang ◽  
Yueh-Min Huang
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Cultural Understanding ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Different Cultures

<p>This study investigated three aspects: how project-based collaborative learning facilitates cross-cultural understanding; how students perceive project-based collaborative learning implementation in a collaborative cyber community (3C) online environment; and what types of communication among students are used. A qualitative case study approach was applied to explore these aspects using a variety of data sources. First, students’ reflections were evaluated to determine their level of cross-cultural understanding. Second, students’ messages on the discussion board were analysed to explore their cross-cultural learning process and types of communication. Third, interviews were conducted with the students and their instructor to investigate their experiences and perceptions with respect to project-based cross-cultural learning. Results of this study show that cross-cultural learning took place in the 3C online environment. Folk games, learning activities, were interesting, drew students’ attention, and stimulated their motivation. The students and the instructor positively perceived the 3C online environment as it created an authentic learning environment by connecting students from different cultures. Educational, technical, and communicative types of communication in the 3C environment were derived; however, only communication of the educational type could facilitate cross-cultural understanding. Based on the results, this study provides implications and suggestions for the teaching and research community in the field.</p>

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