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TEACHING UNDER UNCERTAINTY: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ARAB STUDENTS AND FIRST-YEAR WESTERN FACULTY
American University of Sharjah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2009 Proceedings
Publication year: 2009
Pages: 3282-3290
ISBN: 978-84-613-2953-3
ISSN: 2340-1095
Conference name: 2nd International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 16-18 November, 2009
Location: Madrid, Spain
Abstract:
This study examines communication between Arab university students from 16 countries and first year faculty from six western countries in the United Arab Emirates. Emergent themes from participant-observations and interviews include cultural messages influencing faculty communication and four communication strategies employed by students. Results are examined in relation to anxiety/uncertainty management theory and student learning.
Keywords:
communication, anxiety/uncertainty management, arab, students.