INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION (ICA):

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS

ISBN: 978-3-639-07398-0
Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 159 g

Conspicuously, the world becomes a global
village. More and more students and professions
study and/or work abroad. For more effective
intercultural communication, it is necessary for us
to pay attention to both the study and experience of
intercultural communication apprehension (ICA). This
research investigates international students'
perceptions of ICA. The research is conducted from
an interpretive paradigm by engaging in the
methodology of autoethnography and long interviews.
By autoethnography, the researcher constructs a
portrait of herself and looks critically at her own
experiences of CA and ICA. By deeply analyzing
international students' experiences and
understandings of CA and ICA, this research reveals
the relationships between ICA and language, ICA and
situational conditions, as well as ICA and culture.
For reducing ICA, three types of strategies are
suggested...

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liu, Ling

Über Autor(innen)

LIU LING
M.A. of Education & M.A. of Communication Studies, has
worked as an educator in China and the U. S. for almost two
decades. She has experiences of teaching Chinese, English,
and communication. Now she is pursuing her studies of Ed. D.
in Chicago. She is hoping to dedicate herself in education
worldwide...