All Outputs (6)

A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, V. X., & Pilcher, N. (2017, June). A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue. Paper presented at 17th International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) annual conference - Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture'

No abstract available.

Acculturation as storied cultural learning experience (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, V. X. (2012, May). Acculturation as storied cultural learning experience. Paper presented at Narrative Matters 2012 – Life and Narrative, Paris

In intercultural communication studies, acculturation is a popular topic that addresses the process through which individuals acquire new cultural patterns through intercultural contact. Acculturation is a dynamic process that often involves changing... Read More about Acculturation as storied cultural learning experience.

Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I., Firth, R., Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014, October). Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?. Presented at International Journal of Art & Design Education 'Collaborative Practice in Arts Education

This paper explores the reception and analysis of different methodologies in an inter-disciplinary pedagogical collaboration involving Design and Business academics and their students. The authors examined the learning experiences of students (origin... Read More about Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?.

Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., Macdonald, I., Firth, R., & Zhou, V. (2014, July). Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK. Presented at HEA Annual Conference ‘Preparing for learning futures: the next ten years’

Following previous Teaching Fellows funding to undertake a joint research project between Business School and the School of Arts & Creative Industries we would like to present our findings at the HEA Annual Conference this year. Using the results fro... Read More about Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK..

Multiple perspectives in re-constructing ‘culture of learning’ – international student experience in China and the UK.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014, January). Multiple perspectives in re-constructing ‘culture of learning’ – international student experience in China and the UK

Researching multilingually and inter-epistemically: constructing a ‘cross-cultural dialogue’ between intercultural communication and Buddhism
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, V. X. (2021, November). Researching multilingually and inter-epistemically: constructing a ‘cross-cultural dialogue’ between intercultural communication and Buddhism. Paper presented at IALIC 2021 'Language, culture and interculturality: Global debates, local challenges', Bogota, Colombia (online)

In this talk, I discuss how I identified points of dialogue between intercultural communication theories and the Buddhist Middle Way by traversing linguistic and epistemic landscapes. In a study where I pondered the potential value of Buddhism for in... Read More about Researching multilingually and inter-epistemically: constructing a ‘cross-cultural dialogue’ between intercultural communication and Buddhism.