Hello,

The forthcoming event may be of interest to you or any colleagues who teach international students. 

It has been designed and will be delivered by my collegues at the University of Southampton, Jill Doubleday, an English language teaching fellow, and Ali Dickens, the Assistant Director of LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.  Brief details are given below; please use the link for further information and to book a place.  

Teach for Success:  supporting international students in the classroom.  Bath Spa University, Weds 15 Feb 2012

http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/6522  

This event is intended for university staff (academics, content tutors, teaching assistants) who work regularly with international students in the classroom. It will also be of relevance to educational developers who support academic and academic-related staff working with international students.

This one-day workshop will focus on those issues which have most impact within the classroom. It will provide opportunities to explore some of the learning and teaching issues which arise in the international classroom and will consider some practical strategies to address them.

The day will include:

•Consideration of what affects the learning experience of international students

•Exploration of cultural issues

•Teaching, learning and assessment practice

•Language difficulties and distractors

The main outcomes of the workshop will be:

•Some practical strategies for staff working in an international teaching context

•An awareness that learning cultures differ and how this impacts on the international classroom

•An understanding of some key ways in which teaching staff can make a positive difference to the international student learning experience

•An appreciation of where language problems may occur and how to respond to them.

Elwyn Edwards,
Programme Director - International Foundation Year
Faculty of Humanities,
[Room 65/1102 Avenue Campus]
University of Southampton,
Highfield,
Southampton SO17 1BJ.

Extension 29149
Tel: 02380599149  Fax: 02380595437