Research into Ethnocentrism and Intercultural Willingness to Communicate of Iraqi and Iranian Medical Students in Iran

Nameni, Afsaneh

doi:10.1080/17475759.2019.1708430

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“…In-group favoritism, or ethnocentric viewpoints held by any communicators displaying the pride of one's cultural symbols and values while despising that of the others, can influence all intercultural interactions (Dong, Day, & Collaço, 2008). As profiled in past studies, the major syndromes of such perceptions (i.e., ingroup solidarity and outgroup hostility) can limit mutual understanding yet breed conflict and avoidance of interaction (Jacobi, 2018;Nameni, 2020). Thirteen participants have perceived the destructive effects of such perceptions on their intercultural communications.…”

Section: Perception: In-group Favoritism Prejudices and Stereotypesmentioning

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An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication

Zhang

Zhou

2021

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Chinese students nowadays have more opportunities to engage in interactions with people from different cultures, but meanwhile, their performance in authentic intercultural communications may be impeded by a variety of barriers. In this study, we qualitatively explored and summarized various types of barriers of intercultural communication as perceived by 40 Chinese students, based on Rozkwitalska’s (2010) model. The findings revealed a series of universal barriers that coincided previous studies (e.g., lack of confidence, shyness, feelings of remoteness, nonproficient use of functional language), and enriched Rozkwitalska’s (2010) model with newly identified barriers (e.g., lack of stress tolerance, self-centered communication, protection of face, discrepant performance concerning SES and age). Our study examined intercultural communications in a more comprehensive manner and made an attempt to develop a well-established, coherent frame of theory-building in international education research. Practical implications for educators and schools are discussed.

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Section: Perception: In-group Favoritism Prejudices and Stereotypesmentioning

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An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication

Zhang

Zhou

2021

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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“…There is a great ethnic diversity in Iran and each ethnic group has its own cultural norms. Medicine is one of the most prestigious and popular fields of study in Iran, and a wide range of students, both male and female, from different ethnic backgrounds enroll in Iranian medical universities every year (Nameni, 2020). Thus, Iranian medical universities enjoy a great cultural and ethnic diversity.…”

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“…Thus, Iranian medical universities enjoy a great cultural and ethnic diversity. While there is a dearth of studies investigating ethnocentrism in Iran's medical context, ethnocentrism is likely to exist in Iran's medical universities since different Iranian ethnic groups are quite highly ethnocentric (Asgharzadeh, 2007;Haghish et al, 2012;Heydari et al, 2014;Roustakhiz & Naderi, 2020;Nameni, 2020). Various contextual factors could potentially contribute to Iranian medical students' ethnocentrism.…”

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“…There seems to be few opportunities for Iranian medical students to have direct IC with people from other countries inside Iran. Post-Revolution Iran appears to be very apprehensive of non-Islamic cultural values and has peculiar foreign relations (Borjian, 2013;Davari & Aghagolzadeh, 2015;Iranmehr & Davari, 2017;Nameni, 2020Nameni, , 2022Perwaiz, 2007). Considering the restrictions imposed on Iran due to the sanctions the tourism industry in this country has suffered (Seyfi & Hall, 2019;Seyfi, Hall, & Vo-Thanh, 2020).…”

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“…According to Darvin and Norton (2015), investment demonstrates the relationship between learner's identity and learning commitment. Despite a dearth of studies investigating ethnocentrism in Iran's healthcare context, ethnocentrism is likely to exist in Iran's medical universities (Nameni, 2020;Nameni & Dowlatabadi, 2019). While a variety of factors could affect medical students' investment in learning English, the researchers are interested in investigating whether Iranian medical students' ethnocentrism contribute to their levels of investment in the multiethnic settings of their classrooms at university.…”

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Medical practitioners' ethnocentric orientations and English language skills contribute to intercultural communication in the context of health care. The present study is a quantitative survey study and aims to investigate the relationship between ethnocentrism and investment in learning English in the multicultural setting of English classrooms at an Iranian medical university. To this end, 200 Iranian medical students' levels of ethnocentrism and investment were measured using GENE and IELL scales. The data were analysed using descriptive data analysis and correlation analysis. The findings of this study revealed a strong negative relationship between the two constructs. The participants had relatively moderate levels of ethnocentrism and investment, but female medical students were found to be significantly less ethnocentric than male students. However, there were no significant differences between the two genders' levels of investment. Further, considering the importance of context this research, the relationship among ethnocentrism and investment, and various contextual factors such as linguistic loyalty, intercultural contact, and social comfort in multiethnic English classrooms were explored to explain the findings. Among different contextual factors, social comfort in classroom seemed to have the greatest impact on investment. Conclusion, suggestions, and limitations are discussed.

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Research into Ethnocentrism and Intercultural Willingness to Communicate of Iraqi and Iranian Medical Students in Iran

Cited by 15 publications

References 103 publications

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