A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique

Despite the huge interest in sojourner adjustment, there is still a lack of qualitative as well as of longitudinal research that would offer more detailed insights into intercultural learning processes during overseas stays. The present study aims to partly fill that gap by documenting changes in kn...

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Main Author: Doris Weidemann
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Language:deu
Published: FQS 2009-01-01
Series:Forum: Qualitative Social Research
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Online Access:http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1246
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spelling doaj-05ea559237264c5cb9d9ac04d929d41d2020-11-25T02:02:31ZdeuFQS Forum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272009-01-011011194A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation TechniqueDoris Weidemann0Westsächsische Hochschule ZwickauDespite the huge interest in sojourner adjustment, there is still a lack of qualitative as well as of longitudinal research that would offer more detailed insights into intercultural learning processes during overseas stays. The present study aims to partly fill that gap by documenting changes in knowledge structures and general living experiences of fifteen German sojourners in Taiwan in a longitudinal, cultural-psychological study. As part of a multimethod design a structure formation technique was used to document subjective theories on giving/losing face and their changes over time. In a second step results from this study are compared to knowledge-structures of seven long-term German residents in Taiwan, and implications for the conceptualization of intercultural learning will be proposed. Finally, results from both studies serve to discuss the potential and limits of structure formation techniques in the field of intercultural communication research. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901435http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1246intercultural learningsubjective theorieslay theoriesstructure formation techniqueTaiwanChinaadjustmentfaceGermany
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A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
Forum: Qualitative Social Research
intercultural learning
subjective theories
lay theories
structure formation technique
Taiwan
China
adjustment
face
Germany
author_facet Doris Weidemann
author_sort Doris Weidemann
title A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
title_short A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
title_full A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
title_fullStr A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
title_full_unstemmed A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
title_sort cultural psychological approach to analyze intercultural learning: potential and limits of the structure formation technique
publisher FQS
series Forum: Qualitative Social Research
issn 1438-5627
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Despite the huge interest in sojourner adjustment, there is still a lack of qualitative as well as of longitudinal research that would offer more detailed insights into intercultural learning processes during overseas stays. The present study aims to partly fill that gap by documenting changes in knowledge structures and general living experiences of fifteen German sojourners in Taiwan in a longitudinal, cultural-psychological study. As part of a multimethod design a structure formation technique was used to document subjective theories on giving/losing face and their changes over time. In a second step results from this study are compared to knowledge-structures of seven long-term German residents in Taiwan, and implications for the conceptualization of intercultural learning will be proposed. Finally, results from both studies serve to discuss the potential and limits of structure formation techniques in the field of intercultural communication research. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901435
topic intercultural learning
subjective theories
lay theories
structure formation technique
Taiwan
China
adjustment
face
Germany
url http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1246
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