Researching intercultural learning Investigations in language and education /
International perspectives on intercultural learning are presented within a framework of cultures of learning related to education and language learning and use in academic contexts. Intercultural learning involves learners travelling to learn in a place where other cultures of learning are dominant...
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International perspectives on intercultural learning are presented within a framework of cultures of learning related to education and language learning and use in academic contexts. Intercultural learning involves learners travelling to learn in a place where other cultures of learning are dominant and to which they are usually expected to adapt. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230321335, 2012. |
Carrier Form: | 304 p. : 14 figures, 9. |
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9780230321335 9781137291646 : 1137291648 : |
CLC: | H09 |
Contents: | List of Figures List of Tables Appendices Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Research and Levels of Intercultural Learning-- L.Jin & M.Cortazzi PART I: RESEARCHING TRANSFORMATIONS OF CULTURES OF LEARNING THROUGH INTERNATIONALIZATION Cultures of Learning and Writing in the U.S. Academy-- E.Hinkel Inter-perspective Pedagogy: Rethinking Culture and Learning in Multicultural Higher Education in the UK-- T.Welikala The Danish Educational Tradition: Multiple Heritages and International Challenges and 'conversation'-- J.Vinther & G.Slethaug Trilingual Paths: Cultures of Learning and the Use of Cantonese, English or Putonghua within a Hong Kong Primary School-- P.Glenwright & Wang, L. PART II: INTERCULTURAL LEARNING IN DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC SKILLS Peer Assistance in an English Immersion Context in China-- Xiaohua, L., L.Jin & M.Cortazzi Researching Intercultural Communication in a UK Higher Education Context-- J.Turner & M.K.Hiraga 'Discuss, Analyse, Define... Non-traditional Students Come to Terms with Cultures of Learning in the UK.'-- K.Richards & N.Pilcher It's totally different': Undergraduate Chinese Students Learning to Write in a New Zealand University-- G.Skyrme PART III: TRANSCULTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND BRIDGING DISTANCES Teaching German in Eastern Europe and China: Reciprocal Relationships between Teaching and Learning Cultures-- M.Lux & C.Wochele Chinese Students' Attitudes towards their Learning of French in France-- Wang, J. & S.Bailly Supporting Intercultural Learning for Beginners' Chinese Language Learners at the Open University, UK-- I.Alvarez & K.Qian Adjusting to Differing Cultures of Learning: The Experience of Semester-long Exchange Students from Hong Kong-- J.Jackson Internet-mediated Intercultural Teaching and Learning: an Overview of Challenges and Opportunities in China-- Wang, L. Postscript-- L.Jin & M.Cortazzi. |