Cultural conceptualizations of business negotiations in the Expanding Circle

Oliveira, Milene Mendes de

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“…It follows that research on supervisory relationships in the expanding circle countries (Kachru, 1985) is still lacking. Situating supervision practices also in the expanding circle may contribute inter alia to the development of World Englishes (Kirkpatrick, 2012) and intercultural negotiation (Mendes de Oliveira, 2018).…”

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Diverse views on supervision: Insights from interviews with EAL supervisors in Sweden and Indonesia

Nangimah¹,

Walldén²

2023

JPHE

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Literature on thesis supervision emphasises collaborative approaches with strong and supportive relationships. Despite an increasing research interest in supervisory relationships, little cross-cultural research has been conducted on supervisory roles and relationships in expanding-circle countries. This research explores how thesis supervisors negotiate different roles in supervision and relationships with colleagues and students in EAL (English as an Additional Language) contexts. A multi-case study was employed in three contexts: a Swedish university, two Indonesian private universities and an Indonesian public university. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 thesis supervisors. Thematic analysis and systemic-functional appraisal theory were used to analyse the discourse. Our findings revealed that supervisors expressed dealing with (a)symmetrical relationships with students and colleagues, dealing with different roles as supervisors, and managing priorities relating to intellectual development and instrumental goals. However, these dimensions of supervision were described differently in the three contexts. Swedish supervisors expressed concerns about weak authority, while the Indonesian private supervisors described frustrated attempts to form a closer relationship with the students. However, the Indonesian public supervisors reacted to students trying to become too familiar. Furthermore, supervisors in the three contexts had to take different unwanted roles in supervision. Implications for the understanding of situated supervision are discussed.

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Diverse views on supervision: Insights from interviews with EAL supervisors in Sweden and Indonesia

Nangimah¹,

Walldén²

2023

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The importance of cultural conceptualizations and metacultural competence in developing cultural literacy

Ochoa

Normand-Marconnet

McDonald

2020

IJoLC

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Cultural Literacy is an emerging, interdisciplinary approach in literary and cultural studies. As such, it seeks to grow and benefit from different fields and disciplines. Whilst there are differences between Cultural Literacy and Cultural Linguistics, there is common ground between them, and Cultural Literacy can draw immense benefit from the cross-pollination of ideas with Cultural Linguistics. This article explores the interconnections between Cultural Literacy and Cultural Linguistics, particularly in relation to intercultural communication. The article compares a number of differences and similarities between Cultural Linguistics and Cultural Literacy, in particular, the notions of ‘cultural conceptualisations’ and ‘metacultural competence’ as they are currently applied in Cultural Linguistics. The article discusses the possible use of cultural conceptualisations in Cultural Literacy, arguing that these can support the development of cultural literacy skills, by providing a strong, useful framework to enhance what is known as ‘cultural readability’. Furthermore, the paper looks at the application of strategies for metacultural competence hitherto associated with Cultural Linguistics in the context of Cultural Literacy, arguing that such strategies illustrate practical steps that can be taken toward developing an individual’s Cultural Literacy skills. Lastly, the article suggests that the ideas of transcultural competence, critical reflection and cultural readability, often used in Cultural Literacy, can enrich new discussions on Cultural Linguistics.

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Cultural conceptualisations ofloong(龙) in Chinese idioms

Chen

2021

RCL

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This study investigates the abundant metaphorical meanings of the term loong (‘dragon’) in Chinese idioms and the cognitive and cultural factors that influence those meanings from the perspective of Cultural Linguistics. To this end, we present a systematic categorisation of the idiomatic expressions involving the term loong in Mandarin Chinese based on three conceptual metaphors: a human being is a loong, a concrete entity is a loong, and an abstract object is a loong. We then elaborate on the cultural conceptualisations of loong from three perspectives: cultural schemas, cultural categories, and cultural metaphors. The results of the study show how the metaphorical conceptualisations of loong are profoundly influenced by Chinese culture. The resulting study is intended to add to the pool of studies which lend support to the view that a fine-grained study of the metaphors of a particular culture and their linguistic realisation can shed light on how culture influences human cognition. Finally, the study calls for a clearer integration of cultural approaches into conceptual metaphor theory and it explores some possibilities in this regard.

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Cultural conceptualizations of business negotiations in the Expanding Circle

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Diverse views on supervision: Insights from interviews with EAL supervisors in Sweden and Indonesia

Diverse views on supervision: Insights from interviews with EAL supervisors in Sweden and Indonesia

The importance of cultural conceptualizations and metacultural competence in developing cultural literacy

Cultural conceptualisations ofloong(龙) in Chinese idioms

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