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The Impact of Power Distance on Classroom Equity in Second Language Teaching in a Cross-Cultural Communicative Context

Authors
Shengmo Wang1, *
1Faculty of Education, Monash University, Weifang, 261061, China
*Corresponding author. Email: wangshengmo0203@gmail.com
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Shengmo Wang
Available Online 9 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-51-0_64How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Power Distance; Classroom Equity; English Teaching; Intercultural Communication
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of power distance on classroom equity in English language teaching in junior high schools in China in the context of cross-cultural communication. The study was conducted at an international school in Shandong, China, and the authors collected and comprehensively analyzed teachers' and students' perceptions of the impact of power distance on second language acquisition classrooms in a cross-cultural context. The study shows that students' knowledge of the target language country's culture is beneficial to their learning of that country's language, that power distance is destructive to classroom equity in second language acquisition classrooms, that teachers are unable to allocate resources in a truly equitable manner, and that students are vulnerable to unequal treatment. Students fear the teacher and are afraid to express their opinions, which affects the production of creative and critical thinking.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 7th International Conference on Modern Management and Education Technology (MMET 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
9 December 2022
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978-2-494069-51-0
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-51-0_64How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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