Learning in the global classroom a guide for students in the multicultural university
1. Introduction -- 2. The global classroom -- 3. Exchange and study abroad -- 4. Studying in a foreign culture -- 5. Benefiting from lectures -- 6. The challenges and skills of participation -- 7. Working in groups and teams -- 8. The case method : "learning by doing" -- 9. Communication :...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Northampton, Mass
Edward Elgar Pub
2011
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Introduction -- 2. The global classroom -- 3. Exchange and study abroad -- 4. Studying in a foreign culture -- 5. Benefiting from lectures -- 6. The challenges and skills of participation -- 7. Working in groups and teams -- 8. The case method : "learning by doing" -- 9. Communication : writing in the global classroom -- 10. Communication : speaking in the global classroom -- 11. Success with assessment and examinations -- 12. Research students in the global classroom This unique and fascinating book is written for tertiary level students in the multicultural classroom, whether studying abroad or at home alongside international students. It relates a genuine understanding of the student perspective of learning in a multicultural classroom, highlighting how students possess different learning styles and attitudes to teaching and learning and demonstrating that students not only face language issues, but also numerous other unanticipated challenges |
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| Physical Description: | v, 173 p |
| ISBN: | 9780857931207 9780857937612 9781848448698 |