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What is Norm (or Social Norm)

Chapter 30
Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
Ways of behaving to which the majority of participants in a society adhere. They are socially monitored and are often unwritten and unstated. Norms are most evident when they are not followed and the individual or group is sanctioned in some way for this deviation. This often occurs when an individual finds him or herself in a foreign country, dealing with a new culture where the norms are different.
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Intercultural Communication between East and West: Implications for Students on Study Abroad Programs to China
Ping Yang (Western Sydney University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0169-5.ch030
Abstract
This chapter examines verbal and non-verbal intercultural communication challenges faced by Australian students studying abroad in China. Using intercultural communication theories, the author analyses potential cultural shock and intercultural differences to help Australian students be aware of academic and social survival skills in their destination country. While there are many publications about international students' intercultural communication issues and intercultural adaptation difficulties within English-speaking countries, there are comparatively few works on Australian students' intercultural communication competence needed for living in China. This chapter looks at pedagogical implications of intercultural communication training for Australian students prior to their overseas studies and outbound mobility experience.
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