TRANSNATIONAL CULTURE AND THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE: AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND ITS COMMUNITY

TRANSNATIONAL CULTURE AND THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE: AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND ITS COMMUNITY

Describes the environment and cultural at Columbia Academy, a private international high school in Kobe, Japan. Emphasizes the role of language and how second-language skills represent learned cultural competencies. Considers the influence of language use on group behaviors. Addresses the issue of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of general education (University Park, Pa.) Pa.), 1992-01, Vol.41, p.73-95
1. Verfasser: Willis, David B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acculturation
Children
Columbia Academy (Japan)
Community schools
Cross cultural studies
Cultural Differences
Foreign Countries
Group Dynamics
High Schools
Intercultural Communication
International community
International education
International Relations
International Schools
Japan
Japanese culture
Korean culture
Language
Language Patterns
Language Role
Multicultural Education
Multilingualism
Multinational Corporations
Private Schools
Second Language Learning
Social Influences
Students
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Zusammenfassung:Describes the environment and cultural at Columbia Academy, a private international high school in Kobe, Japan. Emphasizes the role of language and how second-language skills represent learned cultural competencies. Considers the influence of language use on group behaviors. Addresses the issue of transnationalism or transculturalism. (DMM)
ISSN:0021-3667
1527-2060