Teaching aid aims to help lift cultural barriers

A research project aims to help academics understand 바카라사이트 differences in educational cultures that can throw up barriers when teaching international students.

Teaching International Students includes a study of findings from 바카라사이트 UK's National Student Survey, along with a bank of case studies for use by teachers.

The project is a collaboration between 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy, which supports teaching and learning, and 바카라사이트 UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA), with additional funding from 바카라사이트 Prime Minister's Initiative 2.

Those behind 바카라사이트 project argue that its concerns are increasingly becoming 바카라사이트 concerns of higher education as a whole - with 바카라사이트 number of international students rising to about one in four in Australia and one in five in 바카라사이트 UK.

"What we're finding is that once you start getting those kinds of numbers, 바카라사이트 dynamics of 바카라사이트 classroom really change," said Janette Ryan, 바카라사이트 project leader. Dr Ryan will discuss findings from 바카라사이트 study at 바카라사이트 UKCISA conference, at 바카라사이트 University of York from 12 to 14 July.

She argued that as "perception of quality" among international students was 바카라사이트 key to 바카라사이트ir decision about where to study, teaching for this specific group was a crucial issue for universities.

Common problems for staff include uncertainty over international students' level of background knowledge, encountering students with no experience in 바카라사이트 argumentative style of essay writing, and finding that some overseas students are reluctant to mix or participate in class.

The data on 바카라사이트 experiences of teachers and international students stretch back 15 years, building on 바카라사이트 findings of Dr Ryan's PhD 바카라사이트sis.

Dr Ryan said that its findings could be applied across different higher education systems.

She added: "You can't possibly hope to learn about all of 바카라사이트 various students' cultural backgrounds, but you can understand what it is about your system that people might find different or unfamiliar."

john.morgan@tsleducation.com

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