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Kimberly Noels

My research interests focus on the social psychology of language and communication processes, particularly as they pertain to intercultural relations and communication. One facet of my research program concerns the relation between language behavior and ethnic identity, and how they are connected to acculturation stress. A second aspect is intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to learn languages, and how others (e.g., teachers, family members, and members of the language community) encourage or discourage learners' motivation. A third line of inquiry addresses cross-cultural variations in intergenerational communication, and the implications of different communication styles for psychological well-being across the life span.

Primary Interests:

  • Communication, Language
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Self and Identity
  • Communication, Language
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Self and Identity

Research Group or Laboratory:

Journal Articles:

  • Abouguendia, M., & Noels, K. A. (2001). General and acculturation-related daily hassles and psychological adjustment in first- and second-generation South Asian immigrants to Canada. International Journal of Psychology, 36(3), 163-173.
  • Clément, R., Noels, K. A., & Deneault, B. (2001). Inter-ethnic contact, identity, and psychological adjustment: The mediating and moderating roles of communication. Journal of Social Issues, 57, 559-577.
  • Giles, H., Barker, V., Noels, K. A., Duck, J., Hecht, M., & Clément, R. (2001). The English-only movement: A communication perspective. Journal of Communication, 51, 3-37.
  • Giles, H., Kutchukhides, M., Yagmur, K., & Noels, K. A. (2003). Age vitality perceptions of young Canadian, Turkish and Georgian urban and rural adults. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 24, 178-183.
  • Giles, H., Liang, B., Noels, K. A., & McCann, R. (2001). Communication across and within generations: Taiwanese, Chinese-Americans and Euro-Americans’ perceptions of communication. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 11, 161-178.
  • Giles, H., Noels, K. A., Ota, H., et al. (2000). Perceptions of the vitality of three age-groups across eleven Pacific Rim nations. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 21, 308-323.
  • Giles, H., Noels, K. A., Williams, A., Lim, T. S., Ng, S. H., Ryan, E. B., Somera, L., & Ota, H. (2003). Intergenerational communication across cultures: Young people’s perceptions of conversations with family elders, non-family elders, and same-age peers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 18, 1-32.
  • Harwood, J., Giles, H., McCann, R. M., Cai, D., Somera, L. P., Ng, S. H., Gallois, C., & Noels, K. (2001). Older adults' trait ratings of three age-groups around the Pacific Rim. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16, 157-171.
  • Kemmelmeier, M., Burnstein, E., Krumov, K., Genkova, P., Kanagawa, C., Hirshberg, M., Erb, H. P., Wieczorkowska, G., & Noels, K. A. (2002). Individualism, collectivism, and authoritarianism in seven societies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 304-322.
  • Leets, L., Giles, H., & Noels, K. A. (2000). Attributing harm to racist speech. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 20, 209-215.
  • Noels, K. A. (2001). Learning Spanish as a second language: Students’ orientations and Perceptions of teachers’ communicative style. Language Learning, 51, 107-144.
  • Noels, K. A., Clément, R., & Pelletier, L. (2001). Intrinsic, extrinsic, and integrative orientations of French Canadian learners of English. Canadian Modern Language Review, 57, 424-442.
  • Noels, K. A., Giles, H., Cai, D., & Turay, L. (1999). Perceptions of inter- and intra-generational communication in the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China: Implications for psychological health. South Pacific Journal of Psychology, 10, 120-135.
  • Noels, K. A., Pelletier, L., Clément, R., & Vallerand, R. J. (2000). Why are you learning a second language? Orientations and Self-Determination Theory. Language Learning, 50, 57-85.

Courses Taught:

  • Advanced Social Psychology
  • Culture and Psychology
  • Culture and Social Behaviour
  • Experimental Social Psychology
  • Individual and Social Behaviour
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Intergroup Communication
  • Language and Communication Processes
  • Social Foundations of Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
  • Advanced Social Psychology
  • Culture and Psychology
  • Culture and Social Behaviour
  • Experimental Social Psychology
  • Individual and Social Behaviour
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Intergroup Communication
  • Language and Communication Processes
  • Social Foundations of Behaviour
  • Social Psychology

Kimberly Noels
Department of Psychology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9
Canada

Phone: (780) 492-4717
Fax: (780) 492-1768

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