Chinese Students, Learning Cultures and Overseas Study

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-49658-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4188 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective

This book focuses on the phenomenon of Chinese postgraduate students studying abroad and depicts their learning trajectory as they adjust to a new culture of teaching and learning in a new environment. It uses an example from a British university to draw together intercultural learning theories to explore the impact that studying abroad has.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Lihong

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; Michael Byram

1. Introduction

2. Chinese Inherited Beliefs About Learning

3. Initial Perceptions of British Learning Culture

4. Adjustment Resources and Initial Acculturative Methods

5. Changes in Learning Beliefs

6. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Lihong Wang is Associate Professor in Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), China and currently holds position of resident director of Confucius Institute at George Mason University, USA.