Professor Prue Holmes p.m.holmes@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Problematising intercultural communication competence in the pluricultural classroom: Chinese students in a New Zealand university
Holmes, P.
Authors
Abstract
This study juxtaposes current approaches to intercultural communication compe-tence (ICC) with Chinese students' learning and communication experiences in a New Zealand pluricultural classroom. Fifteen first-year Chinese university students were interviewed and participated in focus groups. The findings indicated that the Chinese students' rules for communication - face negotiation, and maintaining roles, harmony and relationships - were not compatible with the New Zealand rules for competent classroom communication. Therefore, there is a need for a critical turn that is culture- and context-specific, and exposes power relations when theorising and investigating ICC.
Citation
Holmes, P. (2006). Problematising intercultural communication competence in the pluricultural classroom: Chinese students in a New Zealand university. Language and Intercultural Communication, 6(1), 18-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470608668906
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Feb 1, 2006 |
Deposit Date | Oct 13, 2010 |
Journal | Language and Intercultural Communication |
Print ISSN | 1470-8477 |
Electronic ISSN | 1747-759X |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 18-34 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470608668906 |
Keywords | Intercultural communication competence, Chinese students/learners, International education, Chinese communication. |
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