Developing Metacultural Writing Competence for Online Intercultural Communication: Implications for English Language Teaching

Autor/in	Xu, Zhichang
Titel	Developing Metacultural Writing Competence for Online Intercultural Communication: Implications for English Language Teaching
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 20 (2017) 4, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Writing Skills; Cultural Awareness; College Students; International Education; Higher Education; Foreign Students; Electronic Learning; Management Systems; College Faculty; Computer Mediated Communication; Foreign Countries; Discussion; Second Language Instruction; Persuasive Discourse; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Collegestudent; Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Diskussion; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Australien
Abstract	The internationalization of higher education has brought students from different countries into direct contact with one another. One of the scenarios is intercultural communication among international students in an online environment mediated through institutional e-learning systems, for example, Moodle and Blackboard. In this paper, I analyze data from an Australian university course online discussion forums involving written communication among international students. I extend the notion of "metacultural competence" (Sharifian, 2013, pp. 8-9) and propose that international students should also develop "metacultural writing competence" for intercultural communication. I also explore the implications for university students and lecturers, who engage increasingly in intercultural communication through writing in English. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01