Some Facets of Cross-Cultural Communication and Their Implications for ABE and ESL Teachers.

Autor/in	Niemi, John A.
Titel	Some Facets of Cross-Cultural Communication and Their Implications for ABE and ESL Teachers.
Quelle	(1976), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Education; Adult Educators; Adult Students; Classroom Communication; Communication Problems; Communication Skills; Communication (Thought Transfer); Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Culture Conflict; Disadvantaged; Educational Problems; English (Second Language); Interference (Language); Language Research; Nonverbal Communication; Speech Communication; State of the Art Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult basic education; Adult training; Adult education teacher; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Klassengespräch; Kommunikationsbarriere; Kommunikationsstil; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Kulturkonflikt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachforschung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Entwicklungsstand
Abstract	Adult educators, recognizing grade communication problems between members of middle-class society (to which most belong) and individuals from culturally different groups are attending to cross-cultural communication research. Vastly different perceptions of reality, shaped by distinctive value systems and attitudes, underlie the problems. Intersection fields of experience, necessary to communication, may be extremely limited. Nonverbal transmissions are highly susceptible to misinterpretation. Communication barriers include differences in native language, the severe language limitations the "hard core poor" suffers outside its milieu, and the unrecognized reliance of many groups on nonverbal communication. Implications for adult educators are: (1) they must understand the communication process; (2) they must realize that they perceive reality differently from their students; (3) they must respect the languages of culturally different groups; (4) they should not overlook the importance of relevant oral communication in the learning process; (5) they must be acutely aware of the nonverbal modes of communication; (6) they must understand proxemics (the study of human space needs); and (7) they must be aware of the negative implications of superordinate-subordinate communication patterns. Finally, adult educators must utilize the vast array of materials and media available to them. (Author/AJ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01