Learning and Teaching across Cultures in Higher Education

In today's world, contact with other cultures is an inevitable part of university and college life. "Learning and Teaching across Cultures in Higher Education" is intended for anyone who has an interest in intercultural aspects of higher education. The book contains theoretical rationale, resources and examples to help readers understand and deal with situations involving contact between learners or educators from different cultural backgrounds, as well as giving insights into the new global context of higher education. This book contains two parts. Part 1: Issues, contains: (1) Preface to Part 1: Issues in Multicultural Tertiary Education (D. Palfreyman); (2) Cross-Cultural Differences in Learning and Education: Stereotypes, Myths and Realities (G. Apfelthaler, K. Hansen, S. Keuchel, C. Mueller, M. Neubauer, Siow Heng Ong and N. Tapachai); (3) Teaching Business Studies to Far East Students in the uk (I.C.L. Ng); (4) Cultural Learning in the Absence of Culture? A Study of How Students Learn Foreign Language and Culture in a Tertiary Classroom (N.Y. Collings); (5) Perception of "Self" and "Other": Social Boundaries That Influence Teaching and Learning in Increasingly Diverse U.S. Classrooms (S. Ituarte and G. Davies); (6) Intercultural Postgraduate Supervision: Ethnographic Journeys of Identity and Power (C. Manathunga); (7) Mobile Students, Flexible Identities and Liquid Modernity: Disrupting Western Teachers' Assumptions of "The Asian Learner" (C. Doherty and P. Singh); and (8) Cross-Cultural Engagement in Higher Education Classrooms: a Critical View of Dialogue (A. Jones and K. Jenkins). Part 2: Practice, contains: (9) Preface to Part 2: Practice in the Multicultural Tertiary Classroom (D.L. Mcbride); (10) One Size Fits All? Faculty Professional Development Workshops in a Multicultural Context (L. Smith); (11) Intercultural Competence: Examples of Internationalising the Curriculum Through Students' Interactions (S. Eisenchlas and S. Trevaskes); (12) Afrikaners and Arabs: Negotiating Course Delivery in a Blended Learning Context (J.C. Cronje); (13) Assessing Intercultural Dialogue: The German "Wald" and the Canadian "Forest" (U. Schuetze); (14) Virtual Internships for International Cooperation: Experiences of Learning, Teaching and Networking (R. Kristensen, E. Kallstrom and J.A. Svenkerud); (15) Teaching Bioinformatics: Using Storytelling to Negotiate Cultural Divisions in the Sciences (N. Palfreyman); (16) References; and (17) Index. This book also contains List of Contributors and Introduction: Learning and Teaching Across Cultures in Higher Education by D. Palfreyman Adds An Intercultural Dimension To The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning, Based On Data And Practical Experience In Intercultural Higher Education. Australian Content. Part 1: Issues -- Preface To Part 1: Issues In Multicultural Tertiary Education -- D.palfreyman -- Cross-cultural Differences In Learning And Education: Stereotypes, Myths And Realities -- G.apfelthaler, K.hansen, S.keuchel, C.mueller, M.neubauer, Siow Heng Ong & N.tapachai -- Teaching Business Studies To Far East Students In The Uk -- I.c.l.ng -- Cultural Learning In The Absence Of Culture? A Study Of How Students Learn Foreign Language And Culture In A Tertiary Classroom -- N.y.collings -- Perception Of 'self' And 'other': Social Boundaries That Influence Teaching And Learning In Increasingly Diverse U.s. Classrooms -- S.ituarte & G.davies -- Intercultural Postgraduate Supervision: Ethnographic Journeys Of Identity And Power -- C.manathunga -- Mobile Students, Flexible Identities And Liquid Modernity: Disrupting Western Teachers' Assumptions Of 'the Asian Learner' -- C.doherty & P.singh -- Cross-cultural Engagement In Higher Education Classrooms: A Critical View Of Dialogue -- A.jones & K.jenkins Part 2: Practice -- Preface To Part 2: Practice In The Multicultural Tertiary Classroom -- D.l.mcbride -- Size Fits All? Faculty Professional Development Workshops In A Multicultural Context -- L.smith -- Intercultural Competence: Examples Of Internationalising The Curriculum Through Students' Interactions -- S.eisenchlas & S.trevaskes -- Afrikaners And Arabs: Negotiating Course Delivery In A Blended Learning Context -- J.c.cronje -- Assessing Intercultural Dialogue: The German 'wald' And The Canadian 'forest' -- U.schuetze -- Virtual Internships For International Cooperation: Experiences Of Learning, Teaching And Networking -- R.kristensen, E.källström & J.a.svenkerud -- Teaching Bioinformatics: Using Storytelling To Negotiate Cultural Divisions In The Sciences -- N.palfreyman Edited By David Palfreyman And Dawn Lorraine Mcbride. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 260-277) And Index. In today's world, contact with other cultures is an inevitable part of university and college life. Learning and Teaching Across Cultures in Higher Education is intended for anyone who has an interest in intercultural aspects of learning and teaching in higher education. Raising awareness of other cultures may be an objective of a course; or readers may have noticed issues in their courses which they suspect may be 'cultural' in some sense. They may be interested in setting up intercultural contacts between students and others; or they may be engaging with issues of the modern global context such as internationalization of curriculum, global flows of students and educators, cultural diversity and more inclusive admission policies. This book contains theoretical rationale, resources and examples to assist both teachers and administrators in understanding and tackling such situations This book brings together examples of intercultural practice and research from universities and colleges around the world