“The
Chinese and South East Asian Learner:
The Transition to UK Higher Education”
Date: 14/09/05 - 15/09/05
Location: Sir James Matthews Conference
Centre, Southampton
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This conference is designed to build
on the success of 'Enhancing the Chinese Learner's Experience
in British Higher Education' - a conference held on 16 September
2004. Confirmed keynote speakers this year are Dominic Scott
(Chief Executive UKCOSA), Prof Colin Gilligan (Sheffield Hallam
University) and Dr Linda Yueh (Pembroke College, Oxford).
The programme will include sessions
exploring students’ expectations and the reality of
their experience, marketing ourselves, issues concerning learning,
teaching and assessment, and innovation in the curriculum,
integration, support and cultural issues. Registration for
this conference is now open - a booking form and further details
are available from the contact below.
For more information on this event please
visit: http://www.solent.ac.uk/sbs/
Contact details
Name: Kathy Moody
Contact Email: kathy.moody@solent.ac.uk
Contact Phone: 023 80319875
‘THE EAST ASIAN LEARNER’
British Association of Lecturers of EAP (BALEAP)
Professional Interest Meeting
University College Winchester, Saturday 25
February 2006
CALL FOR PAPERS
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Much of the teaching of English for Academic Purposes in
Britain is delivered to students from East Asian countries
such as Korea, Japan and China. The distinctiveness of these
particular countries and their cultures has led to separate
events being organised in Winchester in recent years on the
Japanese Learner, the Chinese Learner and the Korean Learner.
In addition to this useful and particularised approach to
learners, there is clearly also a national interest in the
issues for staff who interact with such students from a variety
of such countries all at the same time.
We welcome proposals for presentations of research, course
design, learning materials and EAP classroom practice relating
to any issues that concern the East Asian learner. Presenters
may wish to focus on a particular country or approach the
subject in a generic way. Given the excellent level of provision
of training and conferences elsewhere about the Chinese learner,
presentations about learners from countries other than China
are likely to be of special interest to delegates. Paper slots
should be timed for 20 minutes presentation followed by 10
minutes of questions. Presentations using OHPs and PowerPoint
will be supported.
Winchester is one hour by train from Waterloo. The King Alfred’s
Campus of University College Winchester is ten minutes walk
from the Railway Station and from the historic city centre.
The PIM will be held in newly refurbished conference facilities
in the heart of the Campus.
Suitable topics for presentations include:
- how understanding of EAP learners from East Asia impacts
the EAP classroom
- descriptions and evaluations of recent research that
helps to enhance the learning/teaching/welfare of East Asian
students
- learner training of East Asian students for effective
study in Britain
- the success and difficulties of East Asian students in
response to different methods of assessment
- the positives that East Asian students contribute to
UK educational institutions
- implications for training and induction of EAP teachers
- cultural gaps between East Asian students and British
staff and students
- how to help those East Asian students who lack sufficient
motivation to learn
- ways of encouraging communication with people in the
local community by East Asian students who are encultured
to keep together.
Fee: £30 for speakers; £50 for members of BALEAP,
UKCOSA, Southampton English Language Forum (SELF) and current
subscribers to The East Asian Learner; £60 for non-members/subscribers.
The fee includes coffee and lunch. Please send paper proposals,
in the form of a 250-word abstract, or within the body of
an email, by 15th December 2005 to Nigel Paterson:
BALEAP PIM
University College Winchester
Winchester
SO22 4NR
tel: 01962 827285
fax: 01962 827546
email: Nigel.Paterson@winchester.ac.uk
(emails to be titled: BALEAP PIM)
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