Transcultural competence: Navigating cultural differences in the global community.

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 1748

Author(s):

Xue Zheng

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Discourse Theory ◽

Business English ◽

Global Community ◽

Multimodal Discourse ◽

The World ◽

English Majors ◽

Push Forward ◽

Future Work ◽

Listening And Speaking

It is an undeniable fact that the world emerges as a global community with all the countries competing and collaborating with one another. This world calls for graduates from the universities equipped with abilities to communicate with people from different countries to push forward the development of all aspects. Business English Listening and Speaking course should help students, not just English majors but also students of other specialties to better adapt to their future work by providing them with necessary knowledge of business etiquette, cultural differences, speaking manners and the like so that they can be more confidently engaged in their work. Studies on business English and on multimodal discourse are not lacking today, but very few of them have adopted this theory in the Business English Listening and Speaking course. This paper aims to analyze the different modalities in this type of classroom and how these modalities combined can improve the effectiveness of students’ learning. Hopefully this paper will give some lights on future related studies.

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Cognitive gadgets: A provocative but flawed manifesto

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x19001134 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marco Del Giudice

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Mind ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Twin Studies ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Evolutionary Approach ◽

Genetic Inheritance ◽

Double Standards ◽

Cross Cultural Differences ◽

Cherry Picking ◽

Dichotomous Thinking

Abstract The argument against innatism at the heart of Cognitive Gadgets is provocative but premature, and is vitiated by dichotomous thinking, interpretive double standards, and evidence cherry-picking. I illustrate my criticism by addressing the heritability of imitation and mindreading, the relevance of twin studies, and the meaning of cross-cultural differences in theory of mind development. Reaching an integrative understanding of genetic inheritance, plasticity, and learning is a formidable task that demands a more nuanced evolutionary approach.

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Murphy-Berman, V., & Berman, J.J. (Eds.): Cross-cultural differences in perspectives on the self (Nebraska Symposium on Motivation Series, vol. 49)

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.9.4.283 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 283-284

Author(s):

John W. Berry

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

The Self ◽

Cross Cultural Differences

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The Cross-Cultural Equivalence of Parental Rearing Measure: EMBU-C

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759.22.2.85 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 85-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Maja Deković ◽

Margreet ten Have ◽

Wilma A.M. Vollebergh ◽

Trees Pels ◽

Annerieke Oosterwegel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Child Rearing ◽

Latent Factors ◽

Immigrant Adolescents ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Parental Rearing ◽

The Cross ◽

Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis

We examined the cross-cultural equivalence of a widely used instrument that assesses perceived parental rearing, the EMBU-C, among native Dutch and immigrant adolescents living in The Netherlands. The results of a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the factor structure of the EMBU-C, consisting of three latent factors (Warmth, Rejection, and Overprotection), and reliabilities of these scales are similar in both samples. These findings lend further support for the factorial and construct validity of this instrument. The comparison of perceived child rearing between native Dutch and immigrant adolescents showed cultural differences in only one of the assessed dimensions: Immigrant adolescents perceive their parents as more overprotective than do Dutch adolescents.

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What’s Next?

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000034 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 60-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Peter Vorderer

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Factor Model ◽

New Developments ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

Open Questions ◽

Entertainment Products ◽

Entertainment Theory

This paper points to new developments in the context of entertainment theory. Starting from a background of well-established theories that have been proposed and elaborated mainly by Zillmann and his collaborators since the 1980s, a new two-factor model of entertainment is introduced. This model encompasses “enjoyment” and “appreciation” as two independent factors. In addition, several open questions regarding cultural differences in humans’ responses to entertainment products or the usefulness of various theoretical concepts like “presence,” “identification,” or “transportation” are also discussed. Finally, the question of why media users are seeking entertainment is brought to the forefront, and a possibly relevant need such as the “search for meaningfulness” is mentioned as a possible major candidate for such an explanation.

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