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Conference on cross cultural teaching and learning

  • 1.  Conference on cross cultural teaching and learning

    Posted 08-11-2006 07:21
    Could you pl. put the enclosed conference annoucement in the list server? Thanks

    Manikutty

    <>INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD, INDIA (IIMA) will host the 3rd International Conference on Intercultural Communication Competence titled "Learning, Teaching and Research in a Borderless World" on 26 – 27 October, 2006 at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ahmedabad</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>.  This is the third in a series of conferences sponsored by European Union as a part of an ongoing project.

    The conference subject areas are:
    • Conducting research in cross-cultural settings 
    • Teaching and training in different cultures
    • Implications of inter-culturally different learning styles in higher education
    • Doing business cross-culturally: cross-cultural marketing, performance measurement in different settings, bargaining and conflict-solving
    • Underlying aspects: stereotypes, prejudices, ethnocentrism, racism, building trust in cross-cultural settings, language, nonverbal communication
    • Institutional aspects: higher education systems and their relations, intergovernmental relations, role of politics, role of international programs
    The aim of this conference is to inform the public and interested academics alike about the research in these fields as well as about the specific and practical output of the inquiry into cross-cultural differences. Academics and practitioners around the world are invited to submit papers and contribute their research and expertise to a better understanding of different cultures.

    Registration is free and can be done on line at the site: http://eu-india.fh-joanneum.at/index.php?id=38. The site also contains more details on the conference. You cna also contact Prof. S. Manikutty at manikuti@iimahd.ernet.in.

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