scholarly journals Study on Cross-cultural Communication Competence Construction in English Teaching

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lufang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Communication Competence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication

scholarly journals Influence of Sociocultural Context on Language Learning in Foreign Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Pazyura
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Teaching Concept

Abstract Professional foreign language training is offered to cultivate the ability to master cross-cultural communication in the sphere of future professional activity. By means of intercultural competence of foreign language we are raising professional competence, too. In countries where English is the native language, it is taught to speakers of other languages as an additional language to enable them to participate in all spheres of life of that country. In many countries where it is an official language and language of instruction, as most communication outside school is in the local languages it is taught as language to learn other disciplines. These are two contrasting contexts for enhancing the English language skills. In both settings there are concerns about students’ difficulties in developing adequate English proficiency to successfully learn content through that language. This paper analyzes the influence of sociocultural factors on the students’ motivation to learn English in different countries, reveals main problems and difficulties in oral English teaching practice, illustrates the relationship between oral English teaching and cross-cultural communication competence. On the one hand, cross-cultural communication plays an essential role in oral English teaching; besides, oral English teaching promotes cross-cultural communication competence. On the other hand, in some countries English is not the prerequisite of future successful career. But anyway the author insists on consistency of English teaching concept with that of the world. Improving the students’ cross-cultural oral communication ability is impossible without laying equal stress on cross-cultural communication competence and oral English teaching.

scholarly journals The Cultivation of Cross-cultural Communication Competence in Oral English Teaching Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunyan Sun
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Teaching Concept ◽  
Communication Ability ◽  
The One

<p>This paper analyzes the main problems and difficulties in current college English oral English teaching practice, illustrates the relationship between oral English teaching and cross-cultural communication competence. On the one hand, cross-cultural communication plays an essential role in oral English teaching; besides, oral English teaching promotes cross-cultural communication competence. Our oral English teaching concept should be consistent with that of the world. We should lay equal stress on cross-cultural communication competence and oral English teaching for the purpose of improving the students’ cross-cultural oral communication ability.</p>

The Application of CMIC in Cultivating Learners’ Cross-Cultural Communication Competence

2014 ◽  
Vol 610 ◽  
pp. 667-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Min Li ◽  
Yuan Ge Wang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Fast Development

With the fast development of computer and internet technology, how to apply computer and internet technology into intercultural teaching to improve learners' intercultural competence aroused great interest in foreign language researchers and teachers. This essay tries to analyze the effects of CMIC on the intercultural competence of learners through the CMIC teaching practice between two universities from China and US. Based on the analysis of the questionnaire, students' reflective logs, and interviews, this essay concludes that the application of CMIC in intercultural teaching has positive effects on the improvement of learners' intercultural competence and that CMIC should be more widely applied into intercultural teaching.

scholarly journals The impact of cross-cultural communication on collective efficacy in NCAA basketball teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Bell ◽  
Carlos Fernández Riol
Keyword(s):  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Principle Component Analysis ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Basketball Teams

This research contributes to the knowledge and theory on cross-cultural communication by investigating the impact of cross-cultural communication competence on the collective efficacy of multicultural National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball teams. Data was collected from 140 US National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball coaches via the Cross-Cultural Communication Competence Questionnaire and the Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports. Principle component analysis was conducted on the data, revealing that the cross-cultural communication competence and collective efficacy of basketball teams are multidimensional. The hypothesized relationship between cross-cultural communication competence and collective efficacy was confirmed and statistically measured through regression analysis. It was found that four of the cross-cultural communication competence dimensions produced by the principle component analysis exhibited a significant positive relationship with one of the two dimensions within collective efficacy. Given the well-supported relationship between collective efficacy and team performance in business, this study produces important implications for scholars and practitioners working with multicultural sporting teams.

scholarly journals COMPETENCES CURRENTLY NECESSARY FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS SPECIALISTS WORKING IN LATVIA

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
Anete Mezote
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Different Cultures

The objective of the research was to find out the most necessary competences of external relations specialists working in Latvia at the present moment, as well as to provide solutions for ensuring the acquisition of the necessary competences. In the research, the working environment of external relations specialists and data obtained in 2011 from surveying the graduates of the study program External Relations of Organizations, implemented at the Latvia University of Agriculture, are analysed. The results reveal that most of the skills needed for external relations specialists are related to cooperation with foreign partners, as well as that external relations specialists in Latvia most of all need to possess and improve cross-cultural communication competence, including awareness of cultural differences, as well as knowledge in specific business etiquettes and ways of communicating and thinking typical of different cultures. The necessary competences of external relations specialists should be improved by means of ensuring more cross-cultural communication opportunities and integrating the acquisition of more culture-specific etiquettes into the curriculum. Key words: competences, cross-cultural communication, external relations education.

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