Essays about: "china second language"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words china second language.

  1. 6. Information Sharing in a Nordic Chinese Christian Church

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Jing Li; Fen Bin; [2017-10-04]
    Keywords : information sharing; diversity; Chinese immigrants; church;

    Abstract : China is a country with great diversity and a long history of migration so cultural differences and cultural mixture can be found in the Chinese communities outside of China. This paper looks into how the diversity among Chinese immigrants in Sweden that would lead to the differences and challenges in sharing information with each other. READ MORE

  3. 7. The process of making a Chinese subsidiary company meeting Western standards : A case study in a Chinese manufacturing company

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Yue Leng; Mohamed Mohamed; Peter Westerberg; [2015]
    Keywords : subsidiary; china; erp; quality; culture; dotterbolag; kina; kultur; erp; affärssystem; kommunikation; kvalitetsstyrning;

    Abstract : This research is carried out by studying a Chinese factory, producing metal spare parts, and its Swedish parent company that produces binding machines. The companies recently merged together after a previous relationship as supplier and customer. To bring the companies closer together an ERP-system was implemented during the research period. READ MORE

  4. 8. Lost in Gairaigo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Caroline Tomas Vel Tomaszewska; [2015]
    Keywords : Japanese; Loanwords; Gairaigo; History; Linguistics; Gender; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The Japanese language consists of a large number of loanwords, which derived from both China and the West. It is believed by many that influence by the English language began with the American occupation just after the Second World War. The loanwords from especially English increased vastly in number ever since. READ MORE

  5. 9. Communicative Patterns in Intercultural Classrooms - Case Study with Focus on Intercultural Communication, Humor & Laughter

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Yanhua Bai; Rui Zhang; [2012-10-05]
    Keywords : Chinese; culture; communication; intercultural communication; intercultural classroom; humor; laughter; educational communication;

    Abstract : Today, because of globalization and the development of communication technology, it is easier for people from different countries to get in touch and communicate with each other. In order to communicate better in different areas, such as business, diplomacy, tourism, etc, language competence is essential. READ MORE

  6. 10. Measuring the Impact of Cultural Context on Chinese ESL University Learners’ Comprehension and Memorization of Figurative Idioms

    University essay from Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Zhou ChunKe; [2011]
    Keywords : figurative idiom; culture; cultural context;

    Abstract : This paper primarily focuses on the description of the results of a study conducted on ten Chinese university students ESL learners to investigate  whether or not cultural context has a significant impact on university students’ ability to remember and understand English figurative idioms as part of English as a Second Language instruction in China. Since Idiom  is a kind of language block which concord rich cultural elements and the figurative idiom whose meaning cannot be easy inferred by the usual meaning of its constituent elements, so the present study was based on the relationship between culture and language, the origins of the idioms and their cultural connotations. READ MORE