Palgrave studies on Chinese education in a global perspective
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: International Students inChina: ADream Come True?; Introduction; Why China?; Research onInternational Students inChina; About theVolume; References; 2: An Analysis ofFactors Influencing International Students' Choice ofEducation inChina; Introduction; Factors Influencing Students' Choice ofHigher Education; Factors Influencing Domestic College Choice; Factors Influencing Choice ofForeign Education; Theoretical Framework; Research Design; Research Focus andResearch Setting; Sampling; Research Instrument
5: (Re- )Conceptualising andTeaching 'Culture' inaShort-Term Stay Abroad Programme inChina: Students fromaDanish University AbroadIntroduction; Literature Review: Use andDefinition ofConcepts; The Interconnected Concepts ofCulture andIntercultural Competence; Approaches toIntercultural Learning; Studying Contexts andLearning Processes; The Context; Methods; The Data; Data Analysis; Analysis andFindings ofTeaching Design andStudent Experiences; The Programme; Identifying Underlying Understandings ofLearning andCulture; Teaching Methods inRelation toCulture
Data AnalysisFrom Intercultural Interaction toIntercultural Communication andUnderstanding; Informal andExperiential Learning; Cultural Immersion Through Participation; From Intercultural Interaction toIntercultural Understanding; Conclusion; References; 4: British University Students Studying Abroad inChina: Issues ofInterculturality; Introduction; Research Data andMethods; Identity Paradox: Selective Association andDisassociation; Teaching Chinese Culture inaClassroom Setting; Intercultural Learning Beyond theClassroom; Discussion and Conclusion; References
Research ResultsChinese Proficiency; Family Influences onStudents' Choice ofChinese Education; Dissatisfaction withDomestic Education andIts Influences ontheChoice ofChinese Education; Analysis ofOther Factors Influencing Participants' Choice ofChinese Education; Conclusion andSuggestions; References; 3: Journey totheEast: Intercultural Adaptation ofInternational Students inChina; Introduction; Literature Review; Language, Culture, andCommunication; Intercultural Adaptation: Issues andSolutions; Research Questions; Research Methodology; Data Collection; Participant Information
Student Experiences: Observations andLogbooksPlanned Activities; Culture Activities andExcursions; Lecture onChinese Culture; Meeting withChinese Students; Teachers andTeaching Methods; Discussion andConclusion; References; 6: Australian Students inChina: Making theForeign Familiar; Introduction; Background andLiterature Review; Australia's Education Engagement withChina; The Objectives ofAustralian Student Mobility toChina; Previously Published Literature ontheExperience ofAustralian Students; Internationalisation ofEducation asanImperative; Methodology andMethod
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"As the number of international students in Chinese higher education increases steadily, this volume is one of the first to focus on their many and varied experiences. With contributions focusing on such topics as intercultural adaptation, soft power and interculturality, language learning strategies and the intercultural, and transformations in perspective, this volume provides the reader with a broad overview of the latest advances in the field of interculturality and study abroad. While the book will appeal to a global audience of researchers, practitioners and students with an interest in Chinese higher education, it will also be of interest to all those who remain intrigued by conceptual and methodological issues of interculturality."--