ERIC Number: EJ1032346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-0979
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The Effect Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Have on Student-Teacher Relationships in the Korean Context
Yoo, Alice Julianna
Journal of International Education Research, v10 n2 p171-178 2014
This paper explores the role that culture plays in the classroom setting through Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions. Hofstede categorizes four dimensions of cultural differences, but this paper will focus on power distance, which Hofstede describes as the phenomenon in which less powerful members of a society accept inequality in power as a societal norm. The effect power distance has on student-teacher interactions in a Collectivist society, such as Korea, among South Korean University students and an EFL teacher from an Individualistic culture will be discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Teacher Student Relationship, College Students, English (Second Language), Cross Cultural Studies, Political Power, Social Status, Social Attitudes, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Language Proficiency, Student Motivation, Young Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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