Open AccessImproving Intercultural Education at Chinese Institutions from German Experience
Author(s) -
Lihe Huang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v5i2.435
Subject(s) - german , intercultural communication , pedagogy , sociology , reading (process) , higher education , cultural diversity , psychology , political science , history , anthropology , law , archaeology
While flying on an airplane to Germany, heading to my new appointment as a visiting scholar, I reminded myself that there would likely be some cultural differences upon embarking on this new journey. But after I began my sojourn there, I still found myself surprised by the cultural shock I was experiencing. I had taken for granted that my English education and some reading on German culture and society could provide me adequate knowledge to get along with these “Westerners”.