the Interculture Project

Taxonomy

Generic	sub (a)	sub (b)	sub (c)
1.	profile

	1.1. sex

1.2. age

1.3. country

1.4. activity

1.5. degree course

1.6. home university

1.7. self description
	1.1.1. male
1.1.2. female

1.2.1. < 23 years
1.2.2. mature

1.3.1. France
1.3.2. Germany
1.3.3. Italy
1.3.4. Spain
1.3.5. Austria
1.3.6. other
1.3.7. UK

1.4.1. FLA
1.4.2. study
1.4.3. work
1.4.4. au-pair

1.5.1. language specialist
1.5.2. non-language specialist

1.6.1. Central Lancs
1.6.2. Homerton
1.6.3. Sheffield
1.6.4. Lancaster

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2. time frame	2.1. before PRA

2.2. during PRA

2.3. after PRA

2.2.1. < Christmas
2.2.2. < Easter
2.2.3. < End

3. support	3.1. mode

3.2. type

3.3. source

3.4. provenance	3.1.1. course units
3.1.2. intensive courses
3.1.3. tandem models
3.1.4. tutorials
3.1.5. mail
3.1.6. visits
3.1.7. audio-visual

3.2.1. academic
3.2.2. administrative
3.2.3. cultural
3.2.4. linguistic
3.2.5. commercial
3.2.6. TEFL
3.2.7. emotional

3.3.1. staff
3.3.2. peer
3.3.3. family
3.3.4. self
3.3.5. colleagues

3.4.1. home
3.4.2. host
		
4. environment	4.1. location

4.2. surroundings

4.3. climate

4.4. transport

4.5. economy
	4.1.1. city
4.1.2. town
4.1.3. village

4.4.1. to location
4.4.2. at location
4.4.3. from location

5. interpersonal	5.1. contacts

5.2. factors
	5.1.1. target

5.1.2. UK

5.1.3. international

5.2.1. attitudes & behaviour

5.2.2. status

5.2.3. context
	5.1.1.1. establishing
5.1.1.2. gauging
5.1.1.3. maintaining

5.1.2.1. in UK
5.1.2.2. in target culture

5.2.1.1. friendliness
5.2.1.2. politeness
5.2.1.3. helpfulness
5.2.1.4. arrogance
5.2.1.5. reserve
5.2.1.6. tolerance
5.2.1.7. interest
5.2.1.8. patience
5.2.1.9. respect 
5.2.1.10 honesty

5.2.2.1. age
5.2.2.2. class
5.2.2.3. sex
5.2.2.4. professional level

	
6. states	6.1. mental

6.2. physical	6.1.1. acculturation
6.1.2. achievement
6.1.3. anger & frustration
6.1.4. confidence
6.1.5. depression
6.1.6. embarrassment
6.1.7. enjoyment
6.1.8. expectation
6.1.9. fear & nervousness
6.1.10. loneliness
6.1.11. motivation
6.1.12. optimism
6.1.13. stress-level
6.1.14. independence
6.1.15. maturation

6.2.1. ill
6.2.2. tired

7. social structures	7.1. codes

7.2. festivals & traditions

7.3. socio-type

7.4. food & drink

7.5. shopping	7.1.1. dress
7.1.2. greeting
7.1.3. eat & drink
7.1.4. street
7.1.5. safety
7.1.6. work & study

7.1.7. time

7.1.8. hygiene

7.3.1. regional
7.3.2. national
7.3.3. ethnic
7.3.4. religious
7.3.5. gender

7.3.6. family
7.3.7. political & ideological

7.4.1. type of
7.4.2. like & dislike

7.5.1. facility
7.5.2. items
7.5.3. cost

7.1.6.1. practices
7.1.6.2. ethic

7.1.7.1. punctuality
7.1.7.2. schedule
7.1.7.3. working hours

7.3.5.1. female
7.3.5.2. male
	
8. leisure activities	8.1. socialising

8.2. sports
8.3. tourism
8.4. church
8.5. cinema & theatre
8.6. music & dance
8.7. TV & radio
8.8. reading
8.9. restaurant
8.10. tuition
8.11. others
	8.1.1. in-house
8.1.2. out

9. placement	9.1. university

9.2. business

9.3. school

9.4. other
	9.1.1. curriculum
9.1.2. assessment
9.1.3. credit transfer

9.3.1. type of
9.3.2. teaching	

9.3.2.1. discipline
9.3.2.2. lesson planning
9.3.2.3. topics

10. administration	10.1. immigration

10.2. accommodation

10.3. health

10.4. police

10.5. finance

10.6. post office

10.2.1. finding
10.2.2. changing
10.2.3. type of 

10.3.1. doctor
10.3.2. chemist
10.3.3. hospital
10.3.4. social security

10.5.1. funding
10.5.2. bank account
10.5.3. insurance	

10.2.3.1. hall
10.2.3.2. school
10.2.3.3. family
10.2.3.4. self-contained
10.2.3.5. shared

11. language	11.1. structure

11.2. channels

11.3. medium

11.4. in use

11.5. acquisition
	11.1.1. pronunciation
11.1.2. grammar
11.1.3. lexicon
11.1.4. meaning

11.2.1. face-to-face
11.2.2. electronic

11.3.1. speak
11.3.2. listen
11.3.3. read
11.3.4. write
11.3.5. non-verbal

11.4.1.sociolinguistic

11.4.2. pragmatic

11.4.3. speech act

11.5.1. techniques
11.5.2. progress
11.5.3. interference
11.5.4. errors 

11.2.2.1. phone
11.2.2.2. e-mail

11.4.1.1. address systems
11.4.1.2. accents & dialects
11.4.1.3. topic
11.4.1.4. register
11.4.1.5. function

11.4.2.1. humour
11.4.2.2. directness