scholarly journals Language Acquisition and Cultural Identity Among Modern Chinese Minority College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1203-1216
Author(s):  
Huanan Su ◽  
Fengyi Ma
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Local Language ◽  
Modern Chinese ◽  
Great Support ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Minority College Students ◽  
The Relationship

This research attempts to have an empirical analysis on the relationship between the acquisition of language and the cultural identity among modern Chinese minority college students，and try to show an empirical view of how the acquisition of language matters with the cultural identity from one side as well as the mutual influences reflected from the relationship between language acquisition and cultural identity from the other side. The research employs mainly three analytical methods including method of theoretical analysis, method of comparative analysis and method of questionnaire to acquire a full understanding of the relationship between the acquisition of language and the cultural identity among modern Chinese minority college students. The current study data shows that compared with the local language, modern Chinese minority college students use Mandarin more in most of the time and occasions. At the same time, while acknowledging the importance of their local language, modern Chinese minority students also strongly advocate the promotion of Mandarin and English. Conclusion: Language acquisition and cultural identity are closely related. This is mainly reflected in the fact that language acquisition deeply reflects the elements of cultural identity, while cultural identity deeply reciprocally affects the way of language acquisition. The cultural identity of modern Chinese minority college students has determined the series of characteristics and methods they exhibit in the process of their language acquisition. The close relationship between language acquisition and cultural identity has provided great support and enlightenment both theoretically and practically for the majority of language educators.

scholarly journals Research on Minority College Students’ Engagement in English Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Li Sun
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Engagement ◽  
Minority College Students ◽  
The Relationship

This paper studies the relationship between minority college students’ English learning autonomy, English learning self-efficacy and English learning engagement, based on attribution theory and social cognitive theory. A questionnaire was first conducted on 570 ethnic minority non-English major college students in Yunnan province, Guizhou province, and Sichuan province, China. Then, statistical software is used to make regression analysis on the relationship between variables. Research results show that English learning autonomy has a significant positive impact on English learning engagement; English learning autonomy has a significant positive impact on English learning self-efficacy; English learning self-efficacy has a significant positive impact on English learning engagement; English learning self-efficacy has a partial mediating role in English learning autonomy and English learning engagement. Finally, some strategies are proposed to improve English learning engagement from motivation-driven perspective, involving learning evaluation, learning resources and learning guidance.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIALIZING ABILITY OF THE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF AURANGABAD CITY

2016 ◽  
pp. 158-170
Author(s):  
Suhail Ahmed Khan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multiple Cultures ◽  
Junior College Students ◽  
The Relationship

In a globalized society the existence of multiple cultures has become an inevitable social phenomenon. The traditional society is threatened and this offers many challenges for cultural identity in education. In other words we should change mono-cultural education into multi-cultural education and should adhere to the principle of 'harmonious but different' in practice. We can improve socializing ability in students by educating them through cultural knowledge. This study is an attempt to explore the relationship between cultural knowledge and socializing ability of junior college students of Aurangabad city. The study was conducted on 200 junior college students of Aurangabad city. The results reveal that there is a moderate but substantial relationship between cultural knowledge and socializing ability. However, no significant differences on different factors of cultural knowledge and socializing ability between male and female junior college students of Aurangabad city were observed.

Relationships between attachment and personality disorder symptoms of chinese college students

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Ling ◽  
Ming-yi Qian
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Attachment Quality ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The Relationship

Links between attachment in childhood and the appearance of personality disorders later in life have been traced in recent years. In this study we explored the relationship between attachment quality and personality disorder symptoms of 1,611 college students in mainland China. The results indicated that there were significant positive correlations between scores gained on the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ-4+; Hyler, 1994) and factor scores gained on the Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ3.1; Hazen & Shaver, 1987). Significant positive correlations were also found between scores gained on the PDQ-4+ and attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety on the Experiences in Close Relationship Inventory (ECR; Fraley, Waller, & Brennan, 2000). These results suggest that attachment and personality are significantly related to each other.

scholarly journals Empathy Alleviates the Learning Burnout of Medical College Students Through Enhancing Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenzhi Wu ◽  
Xiao Ma ◽  
Yilin Liu ◽  
Qiqi Qi ◽  
Zhichao Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objective The problem of learning burnout of medical students is becoming prominent, and empathy can play a good predictive role in learning burnout. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between empathy and learning burnout, as well as the mediation effect of resilience in this relation. Methods A random sample of 588 college students from a key medical university in Yunnan Province was investigated using the Basic Empathy Scale, Learning Burnout Scale, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. All the measures showed good reliability and validity in the present study. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and Amos 22.0. Results Using structural equation modeling, we tested a conceptual model indicated that: (1) medical students' empathy negatively and significantly predicted learning burnout; (2) medical students' empathy positively predicts mental resilience; (3) resilience of medical students negatively predicts learning burnout; (4) resilience partially mediated the relationship between empathy and learning burnout of medical students, while also controlling for family socioeconomic status.Conclusion These findings highlight the mediating role of resilience in the effect of empathy on learning burnout of medical college students. It may contribute to a better understanding of the effect of empathy. Moreover, it can also provide constructive suggestions for protecting and improve empathy and resilience of medical college students.

scholarly journals LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AS A UNIVERSAL SKILL IN THE IMPRESSION OF EXPATRIATE ACADEMIC CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
Irma Wani Othman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Local Language ◽  
Academic Confidence ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Relationship

The fundamental discussion in this paper focuses and explores the elements of identity associated with local language mastery among individuals who are self-initiated expatriates. As a result, they are taking proactive initiatives to put themselves in a good position in the organization for career enhancement in the home country. The discussion in this paper is therefore aimed at exploring the relationship between the elements of language skills in the transformation of identity and confidence among expatriate academics in Malaysian public universities. In other words, the situation refers to the expatriate academic proactive attitude of trying to replace the country's cultural identity and values such as releasing the native language and mastering the local language to improve communication skills in the future. The study utilises qualitative methods that included semi-structured interviews of 30 international staff status lecturers at Malaysian public universities. The findings of this study prove that self-confidence plays a role in developing one's thoughts and actions in communicating and interacting with social and phenomenological structures that bind one to another. Thus, in the context of this study, self-confidence is seen as more personal and dynamic. In line with the discussion of this paper, the expatriate's interpretation of the improvisation of confidence and self-esteem and helps the researcher better understand the expatriate's actions in interpreting the self-confidence gained from the experiment.

The Rhythm of Communal Identity

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-222
Author(s):  
Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Communal Identity ◽  
Southeastern Nigeria ◽  
Local Language ◽  
Music And Language ◽  
The People ◽  
Igbo People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Culture And Language

Abstract The relationship between language, music and cultural identity has always been of special interest in the social sciences, especially in the areas of anthropology, social psychology and ethnomusicology. The main argument revolves on how language reflected through music positively impacts on the identity of a social group, and what happens where this is lacking. Cultures die and languages go into extinction when there are no creative ways of keeping them alive. The aim of this essay is to investigate how the culture and language of a particular society could be safeguarded through music. Beyond the theoretical framework, I shall substantiate this investigation with the example of the Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria, whose cultural identity is seriously threatened by the lack of interest in the local language among the people. Part of this disinterestedness is caused by the unique tendency of Igbo people to travel outside their original communities and to culturally adapt in their diaspora communities. This essay therefore aims at a) addressing this problem of identity through a sociological analysis of communal identity, and b) seeking how identity could be rediscovered through music that is delivered in a local language, illustrated with the example of Igbo cultural group. It is hoped that such analysis would aid in presenting another means of safeguarding endangered local languages, which invariably has a lot of implications for the cultural identity of the group involved. Of course, the analysis that is advanced here is not limited to the Igbo since the argument is based on a general epistemological function of music and language with respect to cultural identity.

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