Orange Polar Bear - a cross-cultural performance piece for teenagers in Seoul and Birmingham

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wynne-Willson
Keyword(s):  
Polar Bear ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Performance

Cross-Cultural Competence as a 21st Century Skill

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Klafehn
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
21St Century Skill ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Military

Cross-cultural competence (3C) is one 21st century skill that employers have deemed important for employees to develop prior to entering the workforce. Despite the relevance of 3C to pre-professional populations, however, research in this area has primarily focused on the influence of 3C as it pertains to professional populations, such as expatriates and the military, for whom cross-cultural performance plays a critical role. Similarly, research exploring the development of 3C has been directed almost exclusively toward validating the effectiveness of interventions, many of which are implemented only after individuals are hired. The aim of this chapter is to address this gap in the cross-cultural literature by exploring how 3C may be developed in individuals prior to their entering the workforce. This chapter presents four 3C-relevant skills and discusses how the development of these skills may be facilitated in children and adolescents via activities or strategies that are readily incorporated into classroom curricula.

"Translational thinking" among foreign scholars writing discipline-specific English

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-189
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Raymond ◽  
Donna A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Small Step ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication

This article reports on a study which is a small step toward the exploration of translational exchange of ideas and practices among academic disciplines and across languages and cultures. It presents results of an ongoing longitudinal study auditing the cultural performance of resources made available to foreign scholars at universities in Canada and concludes by discussing implications for future study of the intersection between academic self-translation and cross-cultural communication.

Issues of Cross-Cultural Communications in a Globalizing Era

2018 ◽  
pp. 100-116
Author(s):  
Ai-Ling Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
World Englishes ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Digital Divides ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Computer Mediated Communications

This chapter describes issues of cross-cultural communications emerging in an era moving towards globalization. The author identifies three main areas of concern: language, culture, and technology. These issues are not new in cross-cultural communications. However, new issues are emerging. As World Englishes developed, cultural awareness alone is no longer enough to respond to a globalizing era and people are required to possess intercultural competences to be able to function appropriately in the global community. Additionally, new issues relevant to technology are emerging, such as digital divides and flaming in computer-mediated communications. Having discussed these issues, the author provides recommendations for practitioners of cross-cultural communication, including developing cross-cultural exchange programs, developing training programs, focusing on netiquette and respect of different cultures and languages, rather than computer skills, and finally, designing authentic assessment to evaluate students' cross-cultural performance.

Guilt, Nostalgia, and Victimhood: Korea in the Japanese Theatrical Imagination

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei
Keyword(s):  
Associate Editor ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Postwar Japan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Post War ◽  
Terayama Shuji

How has post-war Japanese theatre grappled with Japanese responsibility for its imperialistic/militaristic past in Asia, and for institutionalized discrimination against resident minorities? Using the tools of guilt, nostalgia, and the valorization of victimhood that are embedded in the idea of hōgan biiki (sympathy for the loser/victims), Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei here analyzes Japan's often contradictory, flip-flopping self-image as both victimizer and victim in relation to Korea and resident Koreans. Looking at both mainstream and alternative performances, her article suggests that despite attempts to discuss these issues openly, most theatre artists actually present images that soften or displace responsibility for the past. Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei is Professor Emerita of Theatre at UCLA, and was recently a Research Fellow at the Institute for Interweaving Performance Cultures, Freie Universität, Berlin. An authority on post-war Japanese and cross-cultural performance, she is also a translator, director, and award-winning playwright. Her books include Unspeakable Acts: the Avant-Garde Theatre of Terayama Shuji and Postwar Japan and the co-authored Theatre Histories: an Introduction. She has published numerous articles and presented papers and keynotes throughout the world. Professor Sorgenfrei is Associate Editor of Asian Theatre Journal and Editor of the Association for Asian Performance Newsletter.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Women with Urinary Incontinence: Cross-cultural Performance of 15 Language Versions of the I-QOL

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1901-1913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald M. Bushnell ◽  
Mona L. Martin ◽  
Kent H. Summers ◽  
Jan Svihra ◽  
Christos Lionis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Performance

Impact of Missionary Training on Intercultural Readiness

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-261
Author(s):  
Paul Sungro Lee
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Missionary Training ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Critical Components

Abstract Going as a missionary or sending a missionary without proper training is quite reckless, and one of the most critical components of missionary preparation is intercultural readiness. This research was conducted to study the means to enhance one’s intercultural readiness and to measure its four sub-domain components that are likely to enable such a meaningful preparation at pre-departure stage. A group of 45 missions trainees at the Evangelical Alliance for Preacher Training/Commission’s School of Mission in Seoul, Korea were split into two groups, and quasi-experimental research was made on these groups through pre-test and post-test design. The research carefully examined whether EAPTC’s Missionary Candidate Training program could be another option for training the missionary candidates for effective cross-cultural performance with greater longevity on their field experience.

scholarly journals Development of a Scale to Measure Followers’ Satisfaction With Leaders Applicable in Cross-Cultural Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Arran Caza ◽  
Barry Z. Posner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Different Cultures

This study examined the cross-cultural performance of a new scale to measure followers' satisfaction with their leader. The scale was designed to give a generalizable measure of followers' response to their leader's behavior, one which is applicable across various leader-follower relationships and in different cultures. Using a diverse global sample of experienced followers who were familiar with their current leaders, the results supported the scale's utility. It performed well in all cultures, with good reliability and both convergent and discriminant validity. The scale offers a brief, widely applicable measure to advance the cross-cultural study of leadership.

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