• DocumentCode
    3034766
  • Title

    Two courses, two problems, and Project E-xchange: International collaboration to enhance cross-cultural communication

  • Author

    Shimmura, T. ; Clark, Scott

  • Author_Institution
    Ishikawa Prefectural Univ., Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    19-22 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    In two academic years (from December 2007-March 2008, and December 2008-March 2009), students studying English at a Japanese university and about Japanese culture at an American university exchanged messages in small groups through electronic media to improve their communication skills and knowledge of culture. This paper reviews the project, outcomes, improvements, and its possible future application.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; educational courses; electronic data interchange; linguistics; natural languages; American university exchanged messages; cross-cultural communication; electronic media; international collaboration; project E-xchange; Cities and towns; Communication system control; Costs; Cross-cultural communication; Educational institutions; International collaboration; Natural languages; Privacy; Protection; Videos;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 2009. IPCC 2009. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Waikiki, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4357-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4358-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.2009.5208684
  • Filename
    5208684