A Qualitative Study of Intercultural Friendship through New Social Media

Chang, Yanrong

doi:10.36923/jicc.v21i1.8

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“…Although the study found that participants were motivated to establish close relationships with local students, the latter were perceived as less motivated and showed less interest in forming friendships. Arguably, lower motivation for cross-cultural contact reduces the level of interaction (Brebner, 2008;Chang, 2021). This observation may also imply that passive or infrequent interactions with local students result in stress-prone situations among international students (Ujitani, 2006).…”

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I wish that I could have friends: The Intercultural Friendship Experience of Omani Students at US Universities

Alkharusi,

Segumpan

2024

JICC

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The domain of intercultural friendships between international and host national students represents a pivotal aspect of international higher education and intercultural communication. In response to the evident research gap within this realm, we conducted a phenomenological inquiry to explore how eight Omani students establish friendships with US host students and the factors that might either facilitate or impede these intercultural friendships. Through our interviews, we discerned four key themes: Adjustment (involving social integration and seeking part-time jobs), Acceptance (embracing new cultural norms and utilizing social media), English proficiency (being proficient in the language and displaying friendliness), and Similarity (finding common ground in country of origin or shared interests). Our investigation identified participants falling into distinct categories: some anticipated forming friendships with both local and international students, while others realized that lack of commonality, either in their home country or shared interests, limited their interaction and socialization with host students. Additionally, some expressed that nurturing friendships demands significant time and effort. Our research yields insightful conclusions on methods to enhance intercultural friendships, including the promotion of meaningful interactions between host and international students.

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I wish that I could have friends: The Intercultural Friendship Experience of Omani Students at US Universities

Alkharusi,

Segumpan

2024

JICC

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“…The fundamental concepts of encoding/decoding theory remain applicable in today's era of social media, allowing individuals to encode their messages to a broad audience. The rise of social media has provided people with unprecedented opportunities to share their personal experiences and create new cultural narratives (Xu et al, 2016;Chang, 2021). However, it has also made the decoding process more intricate and challenging, as audiences play an increasingly active role in the cultural construction (Janicke-Bowles et al, 2021;Wolfgang, Blackburn & McConnell, 2020).…”

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Exploring Cultural Meaning Construction in Social Media: An Analysis of Liziqi's YouTube Channel

Li,

Adnan,

Gong

2023

JICC

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Hall's encoding/decoding model has been widely used in mass media, but its potential in social media studies has not been explored thoroughly. To this end, this paper aims to broaden the fundamental principles and assumptions of the model and apply them to audience engagement and interaction in constructing cultural meaning through social media. By analysing the YouTube channel of Liziqi (Vlogger), this study adopts a two-stage content analysis to investigate the possibility of textual coding frameworks and audience engagement processes in the construction of cultural narratives. The study reveals that Liziqi represents Chinese culture through various symbols and constructs a micro-narrative coding framework that influences audience perceptions. The audience interprets the content in proactive and diverse ways, resulting in four types of decoding: pleasuring, reflective, empathic, and questioning. This research expands Hall's encoding/decoding model by exploring the production and reception processes in a multicultural context, revealing a shared cultural framework between sender and receiver. This paper provides a tool for scholars to use new conceptual tools for encoding/decoding to explore the meaning dimensions of social media interaction.

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“…For example, educational textbook materials should be presented in a way that facilitates students' comprehension and motivates them to inquire, explore, and resolve issues with idea-sharing and discussions. Such stimulating instruments also catalyse students' self-learning (Chang, 2021).…”

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Students’ Involvement Level in Arabic Language Textbook Communication for Cycle One in the United Arab Emirates

Alwaely

Al-Jasari²

2022

JICC

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The current study aims to identify students’ level of involvement in the Arabic language textbook content provided in cycle one within the United Arab Emirates by addressing two questions: (i) What is the student's level of involvement in the scientific materials contained in Arabic language textbooks for cycle one within the United Arab Emirates? (ii) What is the student's level of involvement in the language activities contained in Arabic language textbooks for cycle one within the United Arab Emirates? A descriptive-analytical approach was employed with Romey’s formula as an instrument and framework to ascertain students’ involvement level in textbooks containing scientific materials and language activities post-instrument validity and reliability. The study sample encompassed 16 scientific lessons and 52 language activities from the first cycle of Arabic language textbooks. Frequencies and percentages were employed in the statistical treatment. The study concluded that the involvement coefficient of language activities did not fall within the proposed range for grades one, two, and three but fell within the acceptable range for grade four.

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A Qualitative Study of Intercultural Friendship through New Social Media

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

I wish that I could have friends: The Intercultural Friendship Experience of Omani Students at US Universities

I wish that I could have friends: The Intercultural Friendship Experience of Omani Students at US Universities

Exploring Cultural Meaning Construction in Social Media: An Analysis of Liziqi's YouTube Channel

Students’ Involvement Level in Arabic Language Textbook Communication for Cycle One in the United Arab Emirates

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