ERIC Number: EJ505244
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ESL Teacher Education and Intercultural Communication: Discomfort as a Learning Tool.
Johnson, Ruth
TESL Canada Journal, v12 n2 p59-66 Spr 1995
Reports on a simulation used in intercultural communication in an English-as-a-Second-Language/English-as-a-Foreign-Language teacher education program. The simulation created an uncomfortable cultural atmosphere, similar to that in a foreign environment, and focused on helping the teachers in training recognize themselves as cultural beings whose beliefs would influence the learning process of their students. (9 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Culture Conflict, English (Second Language), Expressive Language, Inservice Teacher Education, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Journal Writing, Role Playing, Simulation, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods, Verbal Communication
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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