Aileen Pearson-evans

Biography

Aileen Pearson-Evans is a Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies, in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University. She holds a doctorate from Trinity College Dublin on the topic of Irish university students’ cross-cultural adjustment during study abroad in Japan. She has worked extensively both at home and abroad teaching EFL, French, German and Japanese language and culture. Her research interests include: cross-cultural adaptation, the intercultural dimension of foreign language teaching, intercultural training and conflict resolution, East-West communication, intercultural issues in work environments. She co-ordinated the EU Leonardo-funded European Intercultural Workplace (EIW) project (2004-7), led by DCU and comprising a partnership of 10 European countries, which investigated the impact of cultural diversity at work and produced a set of training materials entitled 'Europe at Work' (DVD and Training manual) to enhance communication and intercultural awareness and understanding within European workplaces. Recent publications include: ‘Recording the Journey: Irish students in Japan’ in Living and Studying Abroad (M. Byram and A. Feng Eds., 2006)

Research Interest

Intercultural Communication Theory, Cross-cultural Business Management, Multicultural Education, Conflict Resolution, Cross-cultural Adaptation and Learning through Study Abroad, East-West Communication, Intercultural Theories in Language Teaching