Course readings
The course text book is Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All (2005) edited by Jude Carroll and Janette Ryan
Four chapters are important for the weekly activities:
- Week 1: chapters 4 and 6
- Week 2: chapter 7
- Week 3: chapter 10
You may also like:
- Academic Research, Writing, and Referencing (2010) by Mary Deane (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Academic-Research-Writing-Referencing/dp/1408236982/)
- Critical Thinking and Analysis (2010) by Mary Deane and Erik Borg (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Track-Critical-Thinking-Analysis/dp/1408236974/)
Other texts as recommended reading are available as PDFs within this course site and will be flagged when relevant tasks are scheduled. You may wish to download or print these in advance. They are:
- Sections of a report on Indian higher education from the Student Diversity and Academic Writing project which you can download from the 'India report' link on the Educational practices abroad: India page; the site also includes lots of other useful and relevant information, including similar reports on China and Greece
- Hall, G. and Sung, W-C. (2009). Mind the gap? A case-study of the differing perceptions of international students and their lecturers on postgraduate business programmes. International Journal of Management Education. Vol. 8/1. 23-32. (PDF, 131KB; used here with permission)
- Assessment for learning environments: two case studies of the experience of international students, by Montgomery, C. and McDowell, L. (report 4 in Assessment for learning CETL) (PDF, 365KB; used here with permission)
- The assessment and feedback pages of the Higher Education Academy's 'Teaching International Students' website (this resource is not available to download as a PDF)
Additional resources
Many resources which are relevant to course tasks are available in the Higher Education Academy's International Students Lifecycle Resources Bank. And they’re especially useful for the Week 2 activities
