The transformation of “a frog in the well”: A path to a more intercultural, global mindset
The transformation of “a frog in the well”: A path to a more intercultural, global mindset
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“井底之蛙”的转变：迈向跨文化、全球思维的道路
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10.1075/lllt.37.08jac
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2013
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Jane Jackson
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作者：
Jane Jackson
本章探讨了一名香港中国大学生在加拿大参加为期一年的交流项目后的发展轨迹。金斯顿（化名）回国后，他报名参加了跨文化过渡，这是一门选修课，旨在通过指导性的批判性反思来加强和扩展旅居学习。金斯顿的口头和书面叙述提供了一个窗口，他的第二语言学习，跨文化交际，跨文化调整，和不断发展的自我意识。多个社会文化因素（如主人的接受能力），人格属性（如克服心理障碍的能力，种族中心主义/反身性的程度，愿意尝试新事物），以及在语言和（间）文化增强方面的投资深度影响他的“全人”发展。研究结果强调了在国外学习的复杂性。
This chapter explores the developmental trajectory of a Hong Kong Chinese university student who participated in a year-long exchange program in Canada. After Kingston (a pseudonym) returned home, he enrolled in Intercultural Transitions, an elective course designed to enhance and extend sojourn learning through guided, critical reflection. Kingston’s oral and written narratives provided a window into his second language learning, intercultural communication, cross-cultural adjustment, and evolving sense of self. Multiple sociocultural factors (e.g. host receptivity), personality attributes (e.g. ability to overcome psychological barriers, degree of ethnocentricism/reflexivity, willingness to try new things), and depth of investment in language and (inter)cultural enhancement impacted on his “whole person” development. The findings underscore the complexity of learning on stays abroad.