RESPONDING TO
THE NEEDS OF THE CHINESE LEARNER IN HIGHER EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
UK
17th & 18th July 2004
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Many universities in the UK, as in other
European countries, are experiencing an increase in the number
of Chinese learners. A growing awareness of intercultural
issues has generated interest in the needs of Chinese learners
in a British academic environment. This conference will focus
on research into the needs of the Chinese learner along with
examples of good practice, and concerns about the best ways
to provide appropriate educational experiences, concentrating
especially on:
- What Chinese learners bring to UK Higher Education
- The Chinese learner's experience of UK Higher Education
and of the UK
- Meeting the educational, linguistic and socio-cultural
needs of the Chinese learner
- Adapting to the Chinese learner
Keynote speakers/ plenary speakers
Martin Cortazzi (Brunel University) and Lixian Jin (De Montford
University)
Mark Newbrook (Monash University)
Helen Spencer-Oatey (UK eUniversities Worldwide)
- Parallel sessions for papers of 30 minutes
- Workshops
- Poster presentations
Pre-conference Working Papers will be
published by the University of Portsmouth. A special issue
of a well-known journal will contain the conference proceedings;
publication of a limited number of papers in these proceedings
will be subject to a selection process.
Any queries please contact:: Tricia.Coverdale-Jones@port.ac.uk
Or write to:
Tricia Coverdale-Jones
School of Languages and Area Studies,
University of Portsmouth
Park Building
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth
PO5 2DZ
UK
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