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标题：Turkish Language Proficiency and Cultural Adaptation of American EFL Teachers in Turkey
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作者：Özgür Şahan ; Özgür Şahan ; Kari Elizabeth Şahan 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2014
卷号：158
页码：304-311
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.092
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractIntercultural competence is needed for effective and appropriate intercultural interactions. However, differences between individuals and specific factors, such as directness/indirectness and collectivism/individualism, should be considered when examining cultural adaptation. This paper aims to reveal the possible effects that language proficiency has on cultural adaptation. Although the 31 American teachers surveyed in this study had different levels of Turkish language proficiency, the results indicated no significant differences between their language proficiency and sociocultural adaptation. However, a significant negative correlation was found between previous experience abroad and successful sociocultural adaptation in Turkey. The main conclusion of this study questions the relationship between traditional conceptions of language proficiency and successful sociocultural adaptation.
关键词：sociocultural adaptation;Turkish language proficiency;intercultural interaction;intercultural competence;unfamiliar cultures