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Conversational Argumentation in Decision Making: Chinese and U.S. Participants in Face-to-Face and Instant-Messaging Interactions
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Stewart, Craig O.; Setlock, Leslie D.; Fussell, Susan R. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study investigates cultural and communication medium effects on conversational argumentation in a decision-making context. Chinese and U.S. participants worked in pairs on two decision-making tasks via face-to-face (FtF) and instant messaging (IM). The analyses showed that Chinese participants tended to engage in potentially more complex…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Cross Cultural Studies, Interaction Process Analysis, Communication Research
Teacher Immediacy Scales: Testing for Validity across Cultures
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Zhang, Qin; Oetzel, John G.; Gao, Xiaofang; Wilcox, Richard G.; Takai, Jiro – Communication Education, 2007
Cross-cultural validity of teacher immediacy scales is a constant concern in instructional communication research. The present study examines the validity of two existing teacher immediacy scales: the Revised Nonverbal Immediacy Measure (RNIM) and the Chinese Teacher Immediacy Scale (CTIS) in U.S., Chinese, German, and Japanese cultures. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Validity, Factor Analysis, Communication Research
Internet and Information Control: The Case of China.
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Xiaoming, Hao; Zhang, Kewen; Yu, Huang – Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication, 1996
Examines the potential impact of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on government controls of information in China. Examines the current development of CMC in China; challenges posed by new media technologies to government information control; and the current policy of the Chinese government towards on-line communication and its implications.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communication Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries
Continuity and Change in China's Media Reform.
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Chu, Leonard L. – Journal of Communication, 1994
Offers a historical analysis of continuity and change in China's media reform. Discusses the interaction among ideologies, structure, and operation as well as reform's relationship to the political economy. Shows that the present reform has had the unintended effect of liberalizing China's media system, which contributes to the further erosion of…
Descriptors: Change, Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Analyzing Reaction in the U.S. to the Chinese Pro-Democracy Movement Using C-SPAN as a Data Base.
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Schnell, Jim – 1992
This paper describes how videotapes of C-SPAN programs were used to aid research and teaching of cross-cultural issues related to United States-China relations. The specific focus of the C-SPAN programs discussed was the reaction in the United States to the Chinese pro-democracy movement. The use of C-SPAN resource can benefit student…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
A Comparative Study of Value Orientations of Chinese and American Families: A Communication View.
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Chen, Guo-Ming – 1988
Because an understanding of the cultural value orientation leads to more effective communication with people from different cultures, this paper examines how the difference of cultural value orientations affects the communication process. The paper explores the dissimilarities of value orientations between Chinese and American families from the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background