کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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373773 | 622333 | 2008 | 21 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

This paper reports on a study that examines decisive factors for longer-term sustainability of cross-cultural teacher training initiatives in China. It focuses on teacher trainees’ perspectives of a Sino-British adult education English language teaching project based in Central China. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed to gather information from the teachers who participated in the programme between 1997 and 2002. Documentation was used as a supplementary method of data collection. The findings indicate that the project has contributed to teachers’ professional development in a number of ways. Meanwhile, cross-cultural communication emerged as a salient issue for longer-term sustainability of the programme. The study indicates that cultural communication is of vital importance in implementing cross-cultural programmes, and that mutual understanding and adaptation might help to enhance the viability of such initiatives in China.
Journal: System - Volume 36, Issue 4, December 2008, Pages 586–606