中西思维差异对中国学生英语写作的影响

中西思维方式在民族文化特征以及思维方式方面的差异导致学生在英语写作上不由于了解英语语言思维特点而陷入只见树木不见森林的困境。通过学习语言中对于词汇、句法以及语篇等方面有效的模仿帮助学生改进语言学习,从而在学习英语时达到了解中西方思维方式的差异,有利于我们实现对英语从感性到理性这一质的飞跃,排除东方思维负迁移的影响,培养起英语思维能力,以英语的思维方式学习英语,成功地进行跨文化交际。     

英语电影促进学生英语听力和英语学习能力

本文主要探讨了英文电影以其生动的语言,直观的画面形象,激发学生的学习兴趣。英语电影在帮助学生熟悉英美口音,帮助学生提高听力并巩固学生课堂所学英语语法、句法知识等方面提供了真实的语言资料。英语电影的语言文化和西方社会的风土人情,在帮助学生的思维与外语联系起来方面,起到了积极地作用。文章回顾了听力和阅读教学沿用的理论并就使用英文电影这种真实的语言材料提高学生听力和英语学习的兴趣、英语学习方法等方面做出了探讨。     

蒙古族学生英语学习障碍分析及其对策研究

蒙古族学生在英语学习中普遍存在着一些问题,本文以包头医学院蒙古族学生英语学习现状和英语教学现状为研究内容,以零起点蒙古族学生为调查研究对象,根据学生的英语学习成效、学习兴趣、学习策略等方面的差异,研究分析学生在英语学习中存在的主要问题及影响因素,藉此形成改进蒙古族学生英语教学的建议与对策,以促进浆古族学生英语教学质量的提高.     

浅析大学英语教学中的文化渗透

语言和文化两者密不可分,语言不能脱离文化而存在。因此教师在具体的大学英语教学实践中,既要帮助学生学习英语语言,还要进行文化渗透,使学生能够了解所学语言国家的风土人情、风俗习惯,体验他国文化的魅力,从而使学生能够更好地学习英语这门语言。文章根据自己的教学经验,试图探索大学英语教学中的文化渗透策略。     

中国文化英语表达能力的调查分析

本研究结合相关英语教学理论,随机抽出上海工程技术大学高职学院2017级80名学生进行了"中国文化英语表达能力"测试和访谈。调查数据经过SPSS软件处理后发现:虽然大多数高职学生认为,英语学习中中国传统文化的学习非常重要,但是他们用英语表达中国文化的能力普遍较弱。本文针对高职学生如何提升用英语表达中国文化的能力,提出了策略和建议。     

浅谈中英语文化差异

语言是文化的重要载体,它本身是一种文化现象,所以语言教学也应该包含文化。语言学习的初级阶段就是进行文化的学习,语言是进行文化因素融入的关键时期,而中英文化之间的差异比较又是英语学习的重要依据,文化因素对语言学习的好坏是非常重要的,直接影响学习者日后的对文化学习。本文主要探讨的是中英语文化之间的差异,从而探讨如何进行更好地进行跨文化交际。     

英语电影鉴赏：建构英语文化认知的有效模式

文化认知是语言和社会文化习得的重要体验,直接关系到跨文化交际的效果。本文以建构主义＂情境＂、＂协作＂、＂会话＂和＂意义建构＂学习理论为依托,探讨了通过英语电影鉴赏建构英语文化认知的有效模式并应用于教学实践,从而切实提高学生的文化感悟力和理解力。     

英文电影在大学英语教学中的应用

英文电影作为一种新型多媒体教学方法,在大学英语的教学中发挥着越来越重要的作用。直观的英语环境、生动形象的画面以及丰富的文化内涵会极大地激发学生学习英语的兴趣。最终使学生语言和文化双丰收。     

母语干扰和英语学习

母语干扰对第二语言学习的影响长期以来一直是语言学家及外语教师所探讨的重要课题一今天,母语干扰在第二语言习得中的作用得到了广泛的承认,并已形成了较为全面的理论结合近几年的教学实践,通过对中国学生在语音、句法和文化学习中常见错误分析,阐释英汉两种语言的差异以及汉语母语的干扰对英语学习的影响：     

关于高职英语教学中文化导入的思考

语言与文化具有一种天然的联系,二者是相互制约、相互影响、相互作用的。高职院校在进行英语教学时,可以从语言的文化背景入手,进一步激发学生的学习兴趣和学习热情,以有效提升其英语学习效率和质量。本文就高职英语教学中的文化导入问题进行了系统地分析和研究,并针对如何开展高职英语跨文化教学提出了合理化建议。     

The Impact of Organizational and National Cultural Differences on Social Conflict and Knowledge Transfer in International Acquisitions

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the effects of organizational and national cultural differences on international acquisitions. We argue that cultural differences prompt social identity building that leads to ‘us versus them’ thinking and thereby creates the potential for social conflict. We also maintain that the same cultural differences can contribute to learning in terms of knowledge transfer. We develop a structural equation model to test these hypothesized effects on a sample of related international acquisitions. Our analysis shows that cultural differences at the organizational level are positively associated with social conflict, but that national cultural differences can decrease social conflict. Furthermore, both organizational and national cultural differences are positively associated with knowledge transfer. This analysis shows the importance of disentangling the various effects that cultural differences have on international acquisitions. It also suggests that national cultural differences are less of a problem in international acquisitions than is usually assumed.     

农民工融入城市过程中的文化适应

在农民工融入城市的过程中,相对于经济方面的适应,其文化适应更具本质意义和决定作用。因此,政府与社会各界对农民工适应城市文化的过程应给以格外关注,应采取各种措施帮助农民工尽快适应城市文化,以使农民工尽快完成其城市化的过程。     

跨文化交流中的称谓语对比研究

称谓语被广泛应用于各种语言中,起着重要的社交礼仪作用。称谓语不仅是一种语言现象,同时也是一种社会文化现象。本文从跨文化交流的视角就英汉称谓语进行了对比研究,分析了由于宗教信仰、价值观念和社会结构等方面的不同而导致的称谓语的差异,探讨了其背后的文化因素,便于使用这两种语言的人们之间的跨文化交流活动。     

National Cultural Influences on Knowledge Sharing: A Comparison of China and Russia

abstract    This paper presents a set of theoretical propositions regarding knowledge sharing in China and Russia. We argue that there are important national cultural similarities and differences between the two countries that result in certain similarities and differences in individual knowledge-sharing behaviour in Chinese and Russian organizations. We claim that vertical collectivism and particularistic social relations in China and Russia lead to intensive social relations among organizational members, which facilitate knowledge sharing between in-group members in organizations in both countries. We also maintain that differences in the essence of collectivism as well as in the extent of collectivism in the two cultural contexts lead to different intensities of knowledge sharing in Chinese and Russian organizations. Finally, we discuss theoretical and management implications of this research.     

A qualitative analysis of cross-cultural new media research: SNS use in Asia and the West

The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of social network sites (SNSs) from a qualitative methodological approach, looking at both Asian and Western countries. There has been growing interest in systematic analysis of the use of SNSs as such sites have become increasingly popular, global means of self-expression and forming social connections. However, most previous research into SNSs has been based in a single cultural context, with very few cross-cultural studies having been conducted. To address this lacuna, this study compares SNS users in Korea with those in the United States, specifically examining the nature of their SNS social relationships and their attitudes toward self-disclosure via SNS. Using semi-structured focus interviews, our research provides qualitative data-based analysis of the culture-specific effects that new social media has on communication. Our study demonstrates that a qualitative method is useful when examining the cultural differences that appear in online communication behavior designed to establish social relationships and to compose content, and further indicates that cultural differences may have considerable influence on SNS users’ attitudes towards SNSs and on their communication style. This study thus contributes to existing literature by advancing the research into a broader, inter-cultural sphere.     

National culture and its impact on the choice of managing director in international production: the case of foreign firms in Greece

The aim of this study is to determine whether attitudinal differences between British and Japanese managers observed in the workplace can be attributed to culture or to the employment system. The findings provided substantial support for attribution to the employment system. Cultural differences between British and Japanese managers were not as large as the cultural thesis claims. The stereotyped cultural characteristics of Japanese managers - high social orientation at work and unconditional priority of work over family - were observed only in limited groups such as managers on the shop floor or senior managers. Attitudinal differences in the workplace were not simply the consequence of cultural differences, but rather to be understood as rational behavioural responses. Both British and Japanese managers' attitudes were considered to be a rational response to their employment systems.     

Acculturation and Individualism as Predictors of Work‐Family Conflict in a Diverse Workforce

Ethnic and cultural diversity is an increasing reality in the US workplace. The current study highlights the importance of acknowledging the culturally heterogeneous nature of ethnic groups, and the need to focus on social identity characteristics such as cultural values when assessing group differences. We demonstrate that cultural values (i.e., individualism) contribute to employees' experiences of work‐family conflict beyond the effects of ethnicity. Specifically, we introduce a model informed by social identity theory that explains why acculturation is related to work‐family conflict. The model was tested with a sample of 309 employed Caucasian and Hispanic Americans. An empirical test of our model provides evidence that individualism mediates the relationship between language‐ and social‐based acculturation and work‐family conflict, even when controlling for ethnicity. Additionally, alternative models further reveal that the effects of acculturation and individualism contribute to work interfering with family. As an implication of the current study, we suggest that researchers and organizational managers should consider the cultural values of their diverse workforce when implementing policies that affect conflict between work and family. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Earnings Management and Cultural Values

Using theory and empirical data from social psychology to measure for cultural differences between countries, this research studies the effect of individualism, defined as the degree to which individuals are integrated into groups ( Hofstede 1980 ), and egalitarianism, defined as a society's cultural orientation with respect to intolerance for abuses of market and political power ( Schwartz 1994, 2004 ) on earnings management. This research finds a significant cultural influence on earnings management. Specifically, the results show that countries scoring high on individualism tend to have lower levels of earnings management. Using the Schwartz (1994, 2004 ) framework, this study finds that egalitarianism is negatively related to earnings management. The analysis shows that, besides the formal investor protection, it is relevant to consider cultural differences to explain earnings management. This analysis also supports the idea that culture may be an important element in the discussion of global convergence towards a single corporate governance model, or the implementation of corporate governance codes inspired by codes from societies with different cultural values.     

Exploring the impact of self‐construal and cultural intelligence on alcohol consumption: implications for social marketing

• There is enormous cross‐cultural variation in alcohol choices and drinking behaviour. Because of the inherent differences in historical drinking culture, as well as differences in alcohol policy globally, similarities and differences in drinking patterns have long been a focus of interest among public health and social marketing researchers. Thus, the purposes of this study are (1) to explore differences between groups (Australian and non‐Australian‐born respondents) on self‐construal, cultural intelligence and alcohol consumption and (2) to investigate the impact of self‐construal and cultural intelligence on alcohol consumption in Australia. Data for this study were collected through a large public university in Australia (N = 669). The paper found that people with interdependent self‐concept were less likely to drink alcohol than people with independent self‐concept and cultural intelligence was not significantly related to hazardous alcohol use, harmful alcohol use and dependence symptoms. Variations between Australian‐born and overseas‐born groups were evident. Limitations of the current study and an agenda for future research are outlined.

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Experience of Canadian and Chinese acquisitions in Kazakhstan

Our intention is to explore and describe the nature and the role of social integration mechanisms that moderate relationships between cultural distance and social integration. We followed one company, currently named KazOil, over 10 years and during two consecutive acquisitions by very different MNCs (Hurricane and CNPC) from two different national cultures (Canada and China, respectively). We found differences in the levels of post-acquisition social integration of the two acquisitions. Surprisingly, a more culturally distant MNC from a national culture perspective was more successful in achieving post-acquisition social integration than a culturally close one. We ascribe this to the fact that although both acquirers made extensive use of both formal and informal social integration mechanisms, they favored different types. We also specify other contextual variables which may explain the above findings.