“Excellent” or “Outstanding”
A Case Study of My Son’s Intercultural Adaptation
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https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol2.iss3.161Keywords:
language, culture, intercultural communication, application letter, intercultural adaptation, intercultural communication competenceAbstract
One word is not only a symbol of language, but also reflects the cultural values where people live in a society. It is no doubt that different language reflect different cultural values. Hence, it is extremely crucial for oversea students to understand some fundamental knowledge about the relationship between language influence and cultural value in their intercultural adaptation and communication. Only in this way, the oversea students will be adapted to a new society and a new culture, and show their own academic abilities on some competitive occasions including applying for their graduates or post-graduates in colleges and universities. Therefore, the author will take his son’s application for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s a post-graduate as a case, comparatively analyzes and discusses that the concept of cultural values directly affects applicant, especially owing to the relative function between language modification and cultural impact, and finally focuses on the intercultural adaptation’s influence on application, so as to success in his or her study career in a new culture.
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