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English for International Purposes: Guidance for Chinese Students on an Oversea Sojourn

Author(s) -

Song Liu

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

review of educational theory

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2591-7633

pISSN - 2591-7625

DOI - 10.30564/ret.v2i4.1408

Subject(s) - acculturation , intercultural communication , process (computing) , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , sociology , medical education , computer science , medicine , ethnic group , anthropology , operating system

Article history Received: 5 October 2019 Revised: 15 October 2019 Accepted: 21 October 2019 Published Online: 31 October 2019 English has been widely used for various purposes and the number of students studying abroad has mushroomed in recent years. This article focuses on the preparation an oversea sojourn for Chinese students to practice English as an international language for intercultural communication. The article also reviews some literature to explain the process of intercultural acculturation and explore how to maximize the culture learning. Finally, the implications suggest that students should prepare for the sojourn in advanced to identify the culture difference, simulation games could also help students to improve their intercultural awareness and facilitate them to be adapted in the new cultural environment.

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