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Cultural differences in Vietnam : differences in work-related values between Western and Vietnamese culture and cultural awareness at higher education
Because the presence of foreign trade and culture in Vietnam has increased, Vietnamese employees feel the need to upgrade their intercultural communication skills to keep pace with this development.
In the context of teaching English in Vietnam in general and in the Mekong Delta in particular, most English curriculums for non-major students do not include intercultural communication skills enhancement. Specifically, in the context of Can Tho University of Technology, all the English courses do not touch intercultural communication skills. Students report they need more training of language skills and more knowledge of the cultures of people they are working with or might be working with in the future.
Results
The results have shown significant differences in work-related attitudes and in intercultural communication problems and concerns between Vietnamese employees and Western higher managers. For example,...
Show moreBecause the presence of foreign trade and culture in Vietnam has increased, Vietnamese employees feel the need to upgrade their intercultural communication skills to keep pace with this development.
In the context of teaching English in Vietnam in general and in the Mekong Delta in particular, most English curriculums for non-major students do not include intercultural communication skills enhancement. Specifically, in the context of Can Tho University of Technology, all the English courses do not touch intercultural communication skills. Students report they need more training of language skills and more knowledge of the cultures of people they are working with or might be working with in the future.
Results
The results have shown significant differences in work-related attitudes and in intercultural communication problems and concerns between Vietnamese employees and Western higher managers. For example, sense of time and face-concern are the two main grounds for conflicts and misunderstandings between Western and Vietnamese professionals.
The findings from the exploration studies made it clear that cross-cultural training is needed to train students in higher education. An experimental study on intercultural communication instruction showed that critical incident open-ended tasks are an effective approach to change a person’s awareness and enhance their skills.
With the information collected in the studies in this dissertation, a contribution to the intercultural communication research body can be made by creating a manual for composing intercultural communication curriculums, not only for higher education training but also for employee and employer coaching.
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- Tran, T.T.Q.
- Supervisor
- Admiraal, W.F.
- Co-supervisor
- Saab, N.
- Committee
- Akkerman, S.F.; Janssen, F.J.J.M.; Rijlaarsdam, G.; Nguyen, P.M.; Tigelaar, D.
- Qualification
- Doctor (dr.)
- Awarding Institution
- Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) , Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences , Leiden University
- Date
- 2018-09-19
- Title of host publication
- ICLON PhD Dissertation Series
- ISBN
- 9789490383244
Funding
- Sponsorship
- the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) (Project no. NFP-PhD.14/ 35).