Transnational Higher Education in the Asian Context [electronic resource] /
Coverdale-Jones, Tricia.author.
Coverdale-Jones, Tricia.
This book offers new insights and perspectives on internationalization and trans-national higher education (TNHE) with contributions from three continents. These include the student experience in Malaysia, China, Japan and India as well as institutional perspectives and pedagogical implications of new research.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: The Widening Context of Transnational Higher Education; Part I: Institutional Issues and National Contexts; 1 Japanese University Leaders' Perceptions of Internationalisation: The Role of Government in Review and Support; 2 Insight into UK China Articulation Programmes and Internationalisation: What Has Changed in the Last Few Years?; 3 Internationalisation of Higher Education in Japan and the UK - Similarities and Contrasts
4 Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions in China: Two Universities: Two Approaches5 Challenges and Measures Related to the Integration of Chinese Students in Germany - the Activities of a German Foundation; Part II: The Culture of Asian Learners; 6 Creativity and Criticality: Developing Dialogues of Learning and Thinking through Synergy with China; 7 Chinese Graduate Students' Adjustment to Academic Demands in American Universities; 8 The Social Crux: Motivational Transformations of EFL Students in Japan
9 Influences of Chinese Cultural Patterns of Thinking on Discourse Organisation in English Dissertation Writing10 What is it Like to Study for an Undergraduate Degree in India? Some Potential Implications for the Transition into Taught Postgraduate Programmes Abroad; Part III: Practical Considerations of the Student Experience; 11 Considering Cross-Cultural Student Exchange from a Social Psychological Perspective; 12 Interpreting Malaysian Results in International Education Assessments
13 Chinese and Canadian Students in Undergraduate Degree Programmes in a Canadian University: A Quantitative Comparison14 School Visits During Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Study of Malaysian Bachelor of Education Students in the UK Preparing to Teach English as a Second Language; Part IV: Conclusion; Transnational Higher Education in the Asian Context; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book offers new insights and perspectives on internationalization and trans-national higher education (TNHE) with contributions from three continents. These include the student experience in Malaysia, China, Japan and India as well as institutional perspectives and pedagogical implications of new research.
Higher education.
Linguistics.
English language.
Language and education.
Language and languages—Study and teaching.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Higher Education.
Linguistics, general.
English.
Language Education.
Language Teaching.
Educational Policy and Politics.