Shaules Deep Culture

The Hidden Challenges of Global Living
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84769-858-2
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 16, 264 Seiten

Reihe: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education

A straightforward guide to understanding the hidden cultural challenges of adapting to life abroad. Combining intercultural theory and the voices of sojourners who talk about their experiences, it maps out the process of resisting, accepting and adapting to cultural difference. We see that all sojourners, from tourists, to expatriates to immigrants, go through a similar learning dynamic. We learn that intercultural experiences can be deep or shallow, and that hidden cultural difference can increase sojourner prejudice. The book examines intercultural sensitivity while avoiding “feel good” idealizations about cross-cultural contact. It brings clarity to debates regarding the importance of cultural difference and the effects of globalization. An essential resource for sojourners, language teachers and intercultural educators.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaules, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part 1: The Intercultural Experience

Chapter 1: Intercultural Contact in the Global Village

Chapter 2: Objections to Culture

Chapter 3: Understanding the Deep Structure of Culture

Chapter 4: Deep Cultural Difference and Increased Prejudice

Chapter 5: What is Successful Cultural Learning?

Chapter 6: The Process of Intercultural Learning

Part 2: A Model of Cultural Learning

Chapter 7: The Deep Culture Model

Chapter 8: Resistance to Change

Chapter 9: Acceptance of Difference

Chapter 10: Adaptation and Cultural Identity

Chapter 11: Resistance and Rapport

Chapter 12: Beyond Adaptation

Chapter 13: Implications for the “Global Village”

Glossary

References

Über Autor(innen)

Shaules, Joseph
Born in California, Joseph Shaules (PhD) has worked in language and intercultural education for more than 20 years. For ten years he was a tenured faculty member at Rikkyo University, Tokyo. He has worked in curriculum design, educational publishing, and was the co-presenter of the NHK television program Crossroads Café. He teaches courses in intercultural education at the Rikkyo Graduate School of Intercultural Communication. He does intercultural training in Japan, and has lived and worked abroad (Mexico, Japan, and France) for more than 20 years. He is proficient in English, Japanese, French and Spanish. He created the PICO Intercultural Learning System and is the director of the Japan Intercultural Institute.