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International Teaching and Learning at Universities

Achieving Equilibrium with Local Culture and Pedagogy

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Editors:
  1. Gordon E. Slethaug
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  2. Jane Vinther
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Gordon E. Slethaug
    Pages 1-10

  3. Examining Liberal Education, its Place, and Importance in Transnational Education: How to Develop and Maintain Teacher and Learner Autonomy

    • Jane Vinther
    Pages 11-29

  4. Introducing English-Language Liberal Education in China

    • Chang Chenguang
    Pages 31-51

  5. Transcultural Teaching and Learning: Possibilities for the Generation of New Ideas and Knowledge across Western and Chinese Knowledge Systems

    • Janette Ryan
    Pages 53-71

  6. The Experiences of International Students in the Classroom and in the University

    • Tricia Coverdale-Jones
    Pages 73-88

  7. Building Community through International Students’ Holistic Assessments of Their Teaching and Learning Environment

    • Gordon E. Slethaug
    Pages 89-109

  8. Personal Experience and Cultural Awareness as Resources in Teaching Intercultural Communication: A Hong Kong Case Study

    • Hans J. Ladegaard
    Pages 111-134

  9. International Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Peer Assessment in a UK University: A Case Study

    • Meng Fan, Sue Robson, David Leat
    Pages 135-157

  10. Conclusion: International Teaching and Learning at Universities—Achieving Equilibrium with Local Culture and Pedagogy

    • Gordon E. Slethaug
    Pages 159-172

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 173-199
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International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. The flow of students to universities is no longer unidirectional from East to West but truly global with a diminishing difference between the two major educational centers. Slethaug and Vinther explain how liberal education, the movement of students across the globe, autonomy for students and teachers, and internationalization of education influence each other in constructing a new educational reality. These elements are vital to the continued development of learning, economic growth, and the democratic process of our societies in the East and West.

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"This edited collection provides a balanced and authoritative account of teaching and learning in internationalized higher education contexts. It offers a critical analysis and a truly international and cross-cultural set of perspectives on current practice and on some of the stereotypes in operation. The agenda it sets out for the internationalization of pedagogy at universities will be of great value to all who are concerned with making teaching and learning more inclusive and creative in supporting mobility and global citizenship. Everyone who works in higher education should share these concerns." - Michele Schweisfurth, Professor of Comparative and International Education and Co-Director of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, University of Glasgow, UK

"The lucid and informative essays in this book are written by some of the best scholars researching the teaching and learning of international students, in both the East and West. The book provides nuanced discussions on the theories connected with international education as well as its practical manifestations in schools and universities. Educators involved in this rapidly growing field will find the collection highly readable and instructive." - Kam Louie, Honorary Professor, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, and Adjunct Professor, The University of New South Wales, Australia

About the authors

Chenguang Chang, Sun Yat-sen University, China Tricia Coverdale-Jones, University of Portsmouth, UK Meng Fan, Newcastle University, UK Hans J. Ladegaard, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong David Leat, Newcastle University, UK Sue Robson, Newcastle University, UK Janette Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK

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