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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456915903321

Titolo

International education and the Chinese learner [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Janette Ryan and Gordon Slethuag

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2010

ISBN

988-220-705-7

988-8028-44-8

1-283-01697-4

9786613016973

988-220-615-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RyanJanette

SlethuagGordon

Disciplina

370

370.1170951

379.51

Soggetti

International education - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Interrogating international education and Chinese learners. Something happened while nobody was looking : the growth of international education and the Chinese learner / Gordon Slethaug ; "Chinese learners" : misconceptions and realities / Janette Ryan -- The Chinese learner in international schools in Hong Kong. Fit for purpose? Why Chinese families choose international schools in Hong Kong / Chris Forse ; Being, becoming, and belonging : exploring Hong Kong-Chinese students' experiences of the social realitites of international schooling / Eric Jabal ; Educating Chinese learners for social conscience in Hong Kong : an international school perspective / Martin Schmidt -- Teachers and Chinese learners in transnational higher education settings. A Danish perspective on teaching Chinese students in Europe / Jane Vinther ; Chinese pre-service teachers in Australia : language, identity, and practice / Jennifer Miller ; Realizing "cross-cultural exchange" : a dialogue between the USA and China / Ivy Wang ;



Learning for all : cross-cultural, interdisciplinary team teaching between China and the USA / Zhu Weibin.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays aim at fostering discussion about the growth of international education and the Chinese learner between educators from schools and universities in Hong Kong and abroad. These essays are both theoretical and practical, coming outof the direct experiences of those who have been teaching Chinese learners in international contexts.