This book offers ideas for adjusting and adapting teaching approaches for culturally and linguistically diverse student groups. Students may cross national boundaries to seek accreditation, or the courses may be ‘transnational’, being designed in one country and delivered in another using local as well as ‘fly-in’ faculty. It draws upon growing good practice recommendations using tried and tested methods alongside the extensive and varied experience of the author.
The book is structured around a selection of the most common issues and statements of belief held by educators, with key topics including:
With a wealth of practical tips and tools that help deal with these issues, this book will be of value to any educator working with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It will also interest those involved in the design of curriculum and pedagogy.
Jude Carroll taught in universities for many years and was awarded a UK Higher Education Academy National Teaching Award in recognition of her work on teaching international students and on learning, teaching and assessment in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. She collaborated with the HEA-sponsored Teaching International Students project (2009–2011).