學位論文

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    Cross-Cultural Communication and Adaptation Steps of Undergraduate TaiwanICDF Students
    (2015) 歐亞妮; Jeanine Nazareth Orozco Jimenez
    This study aimed to explore and describe opinions, expectations and feelings of undergraduates TaiwanICDF students regarding cross-cultural communication and the steps they had been taking since they came to Taiwan to achieve their adaptation while using the language. For the study several definitions and theories/practices were explained in order to find how adaptation and communication between different cultures relate to each other. Therefore, an interview schedule comprised of 12 questions was developed to get the opinions, expectations and feelings of those students. In total, 20 undergraduate students were asked for qualitative information; however 19 were included in the study. Those students have a scholarship from TaiwanICDF, and also came from African, Central American, and The Caribbean countries. After the interview was applied, the researcher found that no matter where the students came from they experienced similar feelings, and have similar opinions and expectations about their adaptation process and communication issues. Therefore this research has several conclusions and recommendations regarding the findings and the developed research questions.
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    The Relationship among Acculturation, Communication Ability, Demographic Background and Performance of Indian Doctoral Students in Taiwan
    (2010) 安龐德; Pandharinath Babruvan Ambre
    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among demographic factors, acculturation, communication ability, and performance of Indian doctoral students in Taiwan. It was premised that the Indian acculturation and communication are significantly related to the performance of Indian doctoral students in Taiwan. The purposes of this study included (a) to examine the relationship among demographic factors and academic performance of Indian doctoral students in Taiwan, (b) to examine the relationship among acculturation, communication style, and academic performance of Indian doctoral students in Taiwan. The sample in this research was taken from different universities in Taiwan. A total of 205 valid samples have been collected, including 182 male and 23 female. Although most demographic factors were not significantly related with the performance of Indian doctoral students in Taiwan, one demographic factor (number of spoken languages) has shown significantly related to the performance of Indian students in Taiwan. In addition, the communication ability and performance of Indian doctoral students in Taiwan were significantly related.