Internationalisation

This page draws together information about internationalisation and about local activities related to meeting the teaching and learning challenges of working in an international university. The concept of ‘internationalisation’ lays emphasis on how staff and students can make most creative use of cross-cultural opportunities in the classroom and lecture theatre.

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Presentations
Bibliography
Useful Links

Presentations

Author(s)	Source	Summary
Wendy Beekes & Paul Taylor, Department of Accounting and Finance.	Integrating Key Skills [pdf]	The authors report on their experience working with students in an international environment, namely a first year cohort of Accounting and Finance students from very different cultural backgrounds, and what they learnt from this.
Carole Elliott & Michael Reynolds, Department of Management Learning and Leadership	Group Theory in Management Education - what’s missing? [ppt]	Since there is a strong emphasis on groupwork and teamwork in management education, the authors seek to investigate which ideas about the theory of groupwork are disseminated, and which are put into practice. This includes issues relating to students from different cultural backgrounds working together.
	International Forum - Notes from Section B [doc]	Notes about key discussion themes raised at the International Forum held at Lancaster University.
Professor Huhua Ouyang, China’s MoE Centre for Linguistics & Applied Linguistics	Understanding Chinese Learners’ Community of Practices: an Insider-Outsider’s View [pdf]	This presentation discusses the concept of danwei (work unit for social groupings), and how this affects the Chinese community of practice, and also how it may conflict with Western university cultures.
Professor Huhua Ouyang & Tang Shiyi, China’s MoE Centre for Linguistics & Applied Linguistics	Who is talking: Exploring Writer Identity Through Personal Pronouns in Chinese college Students’ L2 Argumentative Writing [pdf]	This is a linguistic study into the personal pronouns used in Chinese academic writing, and how they affect the nature of the argument presented. The authors also contrast this with practices most commonly used in Western cultures.

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Bibliography

Author(s)	Source	Summary
Asmar, C.	Internationalising students: reassessing diasporic and local student difference (2005) Studies in Higher Education, June, 30, (3), 291-310.	Universities often see international students as requiring extra attention, and stereotypes of them as ‘problems’ persist. At the same time, more students from culturally diverse local communities are enrolling. Findings are presented here from an Australian study of the course experiences of international and local Muslim students. The author suggests that students from local communities may require more attention than western universities have been prepared to give them.
Biggs, J.	Teaching for Quality Learning at University (1999) Buckingham, SRHE/Open University Press.	A textbook containing advice for academics who wish to improve their students’ learning, and reflections on the issue of quality assurance in higher education.
Carroll, J. & Ryan, J.	Teaching International Students: enhancing learning for all (2005) Routledge.	This book explores how best to broaden the approaches to learning and teaching in the higher/further education environment. Rather than seeing internationalisation as a problem to be addressed, this text embraces the opportunities for the enrichment of the learning environment through a values-driven approach to internationalisation.
Fallon, G. & Berman Brown, R.	What about the Workers? Academic staff opinions about working with non-UK postgraduate students in higher education (1999) Journal of Further and Higher Education, 23 (1), 41-52.	Rather than concentrating on the nature of the student experience, this article looks into the effect on academic faculties of the increase in non-UK postgraduate students. The authors found a more positive reaction in colleges of higher education than in new universities, and discuss possible explanations for this.
IDP education Australia	Curriculum Development for Internationalisation (1995) Australia Department of Education Employment and Training.	This is a 1995 study involving all Australian universities, and which reports on the extent to which higher education curricula in Australia have been internationalised. The report offers examples of initiatives, and discusses the implications for policy and practice.
Kember, D.	Misconceptions about the learning approaches, motivation and study practices of Asian students (2000) Higher Education. 40 (1), 99-121.	There is a common misconception that Asian students rely on passive forms of learning such as rote learning, which seems at odds with their high levels of achievement. This study argues that Asian students’ motivation is not well understood, and that the assertion that they resist teaching innovations can be disproven.
Luzio-Lockett, A.	The squeezing effect: The cross-cultural experience of international students (1998) British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, May, 26 (2) 209-224.	In an article relating to personal support, the author explores the experience of overseas students on study programmes in a UK higher educational setting in the UK, in an attempt to identify, from the perspective of the individual, how/why the self might be affected during this ‘transitional’ period.
Qiang, Z.	Internationalisation of Higher Education: towards a conceptual framework (2003) Policy Futures in Education, Vol.1 No.2.	Higher education can no longer be viewed in a strictly national context, and so this calls for a broader definition of internationalisation. The article proposes a conceptual and organisational framework of internationalisation of higher education, and discusses the issues surrounding it.
Ryan, J.	A Guide to Teaching International Students (2000) Oxford, Oxford Centre for Staff & Learning Development, Oxford Brookes University.	This is a book aimed at university teaching staff who wish to improve their skills in teaching international students, and how to orient their teaching practices to foster inclusion. It is designed as easy reading, and contains advice on specific issues and questions that tutors may have.
Wisker, G.(ed)	Good Practice Working with International Students (2000) Birmingham, SEDA.	This collection of essays from practitioners working with international students in universities in the UK and Australia shares good practices in all aspects of university learning, teaching, curriculum and support, policy and provision. The essays recognise the importance of internationalising university provision for the benefit of all students.

Useful Links

Name	Source	Summary
Cultural Synergy: Using Chinese strengths in EAP: Lixian Jin & Martin Cortazzi	www.baleap.org.uk /pimreports/2001/shu /jincor.htm	This short article identifies notions of culture which are relevant to EAP, and what the strengths of Chinese cultures of learning are.
Changing Rationales for the Internationalization of Higher Education: Hans de Wit	www.bc.edu/bc_org /avp/soe/cihe/newsletter /News15/text1.html	The author defines the concept of internationalisation in higher education, and pinpoints some of the essential rationales for introducing an internationalisation strategy. This article is a shorter version of a paper presented at the EAIE conference in Stockholm, 22-24 November 1998.
The Challenge Ahead: British Universities in the 21st Century: Michael Shattock	www.bc.edu/bc_org /avp/soe/cihe/newsletter /News15/text14.html	This article discusses the nature of the British higher education system, and what the challenges are for maintaining their current strengths, and the dangers that may be encountered through changing practices.
A Review of Factors which Contribute to the Internationalisation of a Programme of Study: Kathryn Black	www.heacademy.ac.uk /assets/hlst/documents /johlste/vol3no1/0051.pdf	This study gathers together academic texts on the subject of the internationalisation of higher education, so as to identify factors that may affect internationalisation. They conclude that internationalisation for students, the curriculum and international alliances may depend on the internationalisation of faculty, and that there is an underlying need for the development of teaching staff.
Rationales for Internationalisation of Higher Education: Hans de Wit	www.ipv.pt/millenium /wit11.htm	Definitions of internationalisation and what it means to higher education, plus an identification of the rationales for becoming involved in internationalisation activities.
Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students’ Perceptions of Successful Classroom Practices in a UK Graduate Program: Sarah Rich	wac.colostate.edu/atd /lds/rich.cfm	This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal study into the perceptions of linguistically and culturally diverse practicing teachers in a graduate program in the UK with regard to pedagogic practices deemed successful in helping them negotiate access to an academic community of practice.
Broadening our Horizons: Report of the UKCOSA Survey	www.ukcosa.org.uk/files /pdf/BOHreport.pdf	This national student survey produced many key findings relevant to internationalisation, such as the nature of the students’ academic experience or their concerns about studying in the UK, their perceptions, the information they received on arrival, and their overall satisfactions with their stays. The report also makes recommendations for institutions and the government based on these findings.
Adapting to a new culture of education: not just an issue for students: Belinda R Yourn & Alison Kirkness	surveys.canterbury.ac.nz /herdsa03/pdfsref /Y1202.pdf	Rather than focussing on international students, this article addresses the issue of academic staff who have been appointed from abroad, and what their needs and concerns may be. This paper promotes the view that staff developers could have a significant role to play in providing opportunities for academic staff to acculturate.
Centre for English Language Studies (CELS), University of Birmingham	www.cels.bham.ac.uk/	A centre for research and postgraduate study at Birmingham University.
The European Higher Education Area Joint Declaration of the European Ministers of Education	www.cepes.ro/ information_services /sources/on_line /bologna.pdf	This meeting report identifies key objectives to be met, particularly the need for co-operation between institutions to consolidate higher education across Europe.

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