Educating Across Borders, Communicating Among Cultures : The Rhetorical Impact of Culture on an International Partnership in Higher Education

Author

Qian Liu, Fort Hays State University

Department

Communication Studies

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

This thesis examines the partnership between Fort Hays State University, a public, state-supported institution in the United States, and Sias International University, a private university in China. The purposes of this thesis include analyzing the strategies that FHSU and Sias used to solve their challenges III intercultural communication and to meet the demand of Chinese culture related to the different understandings of distance learning and examining how and if those strategies worked. This thesis surveys the literature on international partnerships, intercultural communication, partnering with the Chinese, and distance learning. The study concentrates on the administration level of the partnership, but will include other levels as background. A five-step rhetoric analysis lays bare the intercultural strategies allied at meeting Chinese cultural demands.

Advisor

Bill Shanahan

Date of Award

Spring 2008

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/MSNK9047

Recommended Citation

Liu, Qian, "Educating Across Borders, Communicating Among Cultures : The Rhetorical Impact of Culture on an International Partnership in Higher Education" (2008). Master's Theses. 3067.
DOI: 10.58809/MSNK9047
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/3067

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