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Integrating international students - possible problems or problematic possibilities Jonas Stier 6 october 2010. Integrating international students. We need to address the basic questions! Integration… Into what? By whom? Why? How? Whose responsibility? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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We need to address the basic questions!Integration…
Into what? By whom? Why? How? Whose responsibility?
---- Internationalization at Home (IaH)
Differences in… Language skills Academic background Personal background Prior experiences Attitudes Motivation
Diverse group……………..yet…
Position StrangersDuration Limited timeCharacteristics DifferentMotives Personal
Problems – pertaining to…inadequate organization admission, social services, information and marketing,grading,plagiarism,teaching
etc.
International students: maturity, acquisition of academic, language and (inter)cultural competencies
Domestic students: obtain international/intercultural
experiences at home
Staff: language training, new perspectives, alternative modes of teaching
University: revenue, visibility, alumni,attractiveness, competetiveness.
Overall society: tax incomes, stimulate local economy, competence
Rhetoric vs reality Vision vs
implementation Administration vs
research/teaching Form vs contents Creativity vs
structure Measureable vs
unmeasurable results
Time and money
Reactive vs proactive approaches
Diversity vs internationalisation
Form vs contents Curriculum vs
learning outside the classroom
Customer vs user role
Intercultural Interdisciplinary Investigative Integrative Integrated Interactive
Intercultural courses Interuniversity
courses Summer course Netbased courses Guest teachers Field studies Theses Field works
Multidisciplinary Studies programme
Staff mobility Life Long Learning
program ’Open’ program
modules Practicum
Use classroom diversity Use group processes Address language issues Alter modes of examination Include international themes/ dimensions Adopt a dynamic teacher role Lower power distance Use new technologies
Change your mindset on diversity Train and dedramatize language skills Explain administrative processes Arrive at a reasonable service level (eg.
special or equal service and flexibility vs setting boundaries)
Arrive at a code of conduct Don’t rely on the new technologies Prepare yourself Ask for assistance
Education is growth...education is, not a preparation for life. Education is life in itself.
(John Dewey)
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