Cross-national online discussions: International learning experiences with American and Chinese students in higher education

N Commander, Y Zhao, P Gallagher… - Innovations in Education …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Universities are seeking techniques that encourage students to become more globalised in
their perspectives. One method of fostering globalisation is to incorporate cross-national …

An investigation of the background, practice and intercultural communicative competence of part-time distance language tutors at the Open University

U Baumann - Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and …, 2016 - oro.open.ac.uk
The Open University employs a large number of part-time teaching staff (Associate
Lecturers,-AL) who play a crucial role for student success acting at the interface between …