Mass Media and Chinese ESL Students Abroad; Adopting Host Communication and Culture

ISBN-13: 9781433166815 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 242 str.

Jun Qian

Opis

This qualitative study investigated Chinese ESL students' use of host mass media and how such use enabled them to acquire host communication competence and acculturation from their perspective.

Spis treści

Foreword - Acknowledgments - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - Literature Review - Theoretical Framework - Methods - Use of Media - Media as Sources of Information - Language Acquisition and Culture Learning - Factors Affecting Communication Competence and Acculturation - Discussion - Conclusions - Appendices - Appendix A: An Initial Message - Appendix B: Letter of Information - Appendix C: Consent Form - Appendix D: Media Use Log - Appendix E: Think-Aloud Instruction - Appendix F: Sample Interview Guide (Jian) - Appendix G: Sample Data Analysis.

O autorze

Jun Qian obtained a PhD from Queen's University in 2009 and is a member of the faculty at Tianjin University of Science & Technology. She has published a book, as well as several articles in TESL Canada Journal, CBIE Research, and Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.