jundishapur, a symbol of intercultural understanding

Understanding intercultural transitions of medical students

OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to explore the transition of medical students to an international branch campus of a medical university established in Bahrain. METHODS In order to gain insights into this transition, we explored two culturally diverse systems of learning of the university and the local schools in Bahrain, using Communities of Practice as a lens for understanding transit...

Intercultural Harmony and Understanding in the City of Whittlesea

Increase in population mobility and the arrival of migrants from a wider range of countries than ever before has produced ‘ethni-cities’ (Hill 2003, p. 1) in western societies. These cities become places where the visibility of cultural diversity and the co-existence of different ethnic groups can generate feelings of anxiety and fear and attitudes that range from intolerance and indifference, ...

Japanese Garden as a Physical Symbol of Japanese Culture

A’ view of nature within the framework of garden and in relation with human needs and drives that satisfy theneed to be rooted has caused the representation of nature in garden to be regarded as cultural heritage. Garden and garden designing are suitable cases for us to study cultural characteristics and traits. Thus, human beings have searched their eternal interest in an ideal and unattainabl...

Symbol Statistics: a New Tool for Understanding Multiphase Flow Phenomena

We discuss data symbolization as a tool for identifying temporal patterns in complex measurement signals. We describe the basic concepts involved and illustrate their application for the analysis of gas-bubble injection data. Specific issues addressed include selection of symbolization parameters, construction of symbol-sequence histograms, and statistical characterization and comparison of the...

Framework for Understanding Intercultural Perspective Taking in Operational Settings

Negotiating Understanding in “Intercultural Moments” in Immigrant Family Interactions

This article aims to advance an interactionally sensitive, emic view of intercultural communication by exploring the organization of “intercultural moments” in conversation—moments during which cultural and linguistic differences between people become exposed. Field video recordings of ordinary face-to-face interactions in Russian–American immigrant families are analyzed using the methodology o...