2015-CAFIC_IACIS_Call for Papers——香港理工大学
The 21st Intern
Association for Inte The 11th Biennual Intern Intercul Conference Theme: “Culture, C Conference Time: July 15-18Conference Venue: The Hong K Conference Goals:
? To provide scholars, educato opportunities to interact, netw intercultural communication ? To synthesize research perspe integrated approaches to com ? To advance the methodology findings to facilitate understa ? To foster global intercultural and other stakeholders world communication issues.
Topic areas are broadly defined Advertising and marketing ac Bilingual and multilingual co Bilingual education Comparative literature Conflict, mediation and nego Cultures Corporate culture and manag Crisis/risk communication Cross-cultural adaptation Cross-cultural interaction Culture and diplomacy Digital communication acros Ethnic studies Gender issues and communic Glocalization Group/Organizational comm Health communication Intercultural communication Intercultural communication nternational Conference of the Intern or Intercultural Communication Stud cum
International Conference of the China tercultural Communication (CAFIC)Call for Submissions
ure, Communication, and Hybridity in an Age of G 8, 2015
ong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
ucators and practitioners from different cultural co t, network and benefit from each other’s research a ation issues;
perspectives and foster interdisciplinary scholarly d o complex problems of communication across cult ology for intercultural communication research an derstanding across cultures;
ltural sensitivity and involve educators, business p worldwide in the discourse about diversity and tran efined as, but not limited to, the following:
ing across cultures ual communication d negotiation across management ion on across cultures munication communication ation competence ation and politics Intercultural and multili Intercultural pragmatics Interethnic communicat Interpersonal communic Language and cultural h Language planning and Media and transcultural Multiple cultures and in Philosophy and human b Psychological communi Public opinions and pub Public relations
Rhetorical communicati Second language educat Social media and comm Sustainability and globa Transculturality in globa Translation studies
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f Globalization ” ral communities with
arch and expertise related to larly dialogues for developing s cultures;
ch and disseminate practical ness professionals, students nd transcultural
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man behavior patterns mmunication studies
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Categories: Abstract, panel prop ? Abstract, 150-250 words in E addresses for all authors. ? Panel proposals reflecting the provide a 100-word rationale affiliation and email addresse ? Workshop proposals relevan pages in length, single spaced
Deadline : Please submit abstract roundtable discussion session Submission to : iaics-cafic.2015Conference Working Languag Conference host: Department o University
Conference website : http://www
The Development
The present study developed Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (important for intercultural sensi sample of 414 college students instrument which contains five f indicated that the ISS was sign attentiveness, impression reward the predicted validity test from scored high in intercultural effe limitations and future direction
Guidelines for Submissions
l proposals, and workshop proposals may be accep ds in English, including positions, affiliations, ema
ng the conference theme may be submitted. All pa ionale and a 100-200 word abstract of each panelis dresses for each panelist.
levant to the conference theme may be submitted. spaced.
bstracts by January 11, 2015, and panel/workshop essions by February 1, 2015. 2015@https://www.sodocs.net/doc/438015694.html,.hk
nguages : English and Chinese
ment of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong K //https://www.sodocs.net/doc/438015694.html,.hk/2015iaics_cafic/; http://w Sample Abstract
ment and Validation of the Intercultural Sensiti
Guo-Ming Chen, Ph.D.
Department of Communication Studies
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881, USA
Email: gmchen@https://www.sodocs.net/doc/438015694.html,
oped and assessed reliability and validity a cale (ISS). Based on a review of the literature, sensitivity were generated for the purpose an udents rated these items and generated a 24- five factors. An assessment of concurrent validit s significantly correlated with other related scale ewarding, self-esteem, self-monitoring, and perspe from 174 participants showed that individuals wi l effectiveness and intercultural communication a
tion for the study in this line of research were disc accepted.
, email addresses and mailing All panel proposals should anelist's paper; include itted. Proposals should be 3-5 kshop proposals and
ong Kong Polytechnic p://https://www.sodocs.net/doc/438015694.html,/iaics/ ensitivity Scale
of a new instrument, the ture, 44 items thought to be of analyses in this study. A -item final version of the alidity from 162 participants scales, including interaction erspective taking. In addition, als with high ISS scores also tion attitude scales. Potential e discussed as well.