Acknowledging the Legitimacy of Local Practices: A Study of Communication Challenges between Chinese and Australian University Students

Autor/inn/en	God, Yu Tim; Zhang, Hongzhi
Titel	Acknowledging the Legitimacy of Local Practices: A Study of Communication Challenges between Chinese and Australian University Students
Quelle	In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 17 (2018) 3, S.108-122 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-493X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; College Students; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Intercultural Communication; Peer Relationship; International Education; Communication Problems; Stress Variables; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Asians; Language Variation; Language Attitudes; Self Efficacy; Language Proficiency; Australia; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Peer-Beziehungen; Internationale Erziehung; Kommunikationsbarriere; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Sprachenvielfalt; Sprachverhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Australien
Abstract	English is an important medium for global communication but its use in different communities is inevitably shaped by their local languages and cultures. International education research shows that differences in English language practices could introduce difficulties and stress into intercultural communication between international and host students. This study examines how Chinese international students understand and deal with difficulties in communication with host students at an Australian university in relation to different English practices. Findings show that Chinese students tend to consider their own practices as less legitimate than those of Australians. Since intercultural communication is a process of negotiating shared meanings based on each other's "Local", linguistically and culturally, without acknowledgement of the legitimacy of their own local practices, Chinese students may find it difficult to utilize language and cultural resources to communicate with their Australian peers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society. ANZCIES Secretariat, Curtin University, Box U1987, Perth, WA Australia. Tel: +61-8-9266-7106; Fax: +61-8-9266-3222; e-mail: editor@iejcomparative.org; Web site: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IEJ/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01