Cross-Cultural Education Studies

2025 Vol.1 No.2

Study on the Influence of a Digital-Intelligent Language Partner Model on Chinese Culture Acquisition among International Students

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The global wave of digitalization and smart technology is changing how culture is shared. This study looks at how using a digital language companion, “AI Chinese”, affects the learning of Chinese culture by international students in Guangzhou. It is hard to measure short-term results in culture teaching. The study observed 30 students for one month. It checked how long they used “AI Chinese” ea... More >>

Empowering Indigenous Languages and Cultural Identities through Translanguaging in Nigerian Primary Schools

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This study examined how translanguaging empowered Indigenous languages and cultural identities in Nigerian primary schools, addressing the research gap concerning the limited understanding of translanguaging as a classroom support mechanism for Indigenous language maintenance. The specific objectives of the study were to examine how translanguaging strategies were implemented, to assess their i... More >>

Autoethnography as a Research Method in Cross-Cultural Education Studies

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This review article examines the application of autoethnography as a research method and pedagogical tool within cross-cultural education studies. It argues that autoethnography’s unique epistemological grounding in personal experience, systematic reflexivity, and relational ethics provides a powerful means to investigate the complex and often unspoken affective dimensions of teaching and learn... More >>

Gender-Specific Stressors and Coping Strategies in Adult Education with Migrants in Germany

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The increasing migration to Europe faces countries with the challenge of successfully integrating the people who have decided to stay. In Germany, the nation with the most immigrants, integration work is carried out by a variety of workers (full-time employees, lateral entrants and volunteers). These semi-professionals lack the relevant experience and qualifications and are therefore more susce... More >>

From Global English to Global Englishes: Implications for a New Reading of the National English Curriculum Standards of China

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This paper explores the transition from the concept of Global English to Global Englishes and its implications for interpreting the National English curriculum standards of China. It examines the relationship between China’s national English curriculum standards and the Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT) framework, with a particular focus on the English Curriculum Standards for Gener... More >>

Analysis of Road Maps ELT Textbook Series: A Semio-Cultural Conceptualization Perspective

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Language is not just a system of communication but a carrier of cultural meaning and values. Therefore, ELT textbooks as the main resources of teaching English should reflect sociocultural realities, promoting intercultural understanding and communicative competence. Accordingly, study aims to examine the semiotic relationship between text (as a sign) images (as an object) and students’ percept... More >>

Integrating Olympic Values into Education Systems: A Framework for Enhancing Culturally Responsive Learning, Inclusivity and Diversity

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Classrooms across the European Union face persistent challenges in achieving equitable inclusion, with marginalized students encountering systemic barriers such as discrimination, inadequate resources, and social exclusion. Integrating Olympic values into education systems can foster culturally responsive environments where all students thrive. Through a comprehensive literature review, the res... More >>

Intercultural Competence Development in ESP Teaching of FutureManagers

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At present, tertiary education is practice-oriented and has to react not only to the requirements of professional orientation but also to the broader socio-economic changes shaping today’s globalized world. In the business sphere, culture has become an increasingly important factor influencing communication, collaboration, and decision-making. As a result of ongoing internationalization and dyn... More >>