Challenges Facing Chinese Academic Staff in a UK University in Terms of Language, Relationships and Culture

Autor/in	Hsieh, Hui-hua
Titel	Challenges Facing Chinese Academic Staff in a UK University in Terms of Language, Relationships and Culture
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 17 (2012) 4, S.371-383 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
DOI	10.1080/13562517.2011.641001
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Performance Factors; Performance Technology; Barriers; Interviews; Foreign Workers; College Faculty; Language Fluency; Language Proficiency; Socialization; Interpersonal Competence; Interprofessional Relationship; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Influences; Teacher Attitudes; Language of Instruction; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Change Strategies; Asians; Educational Practices; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Leistungsindikator; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Lösungsstrategie; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Bildungspraxis; Großbritannien
Abstract	The recruitment of international academic staff is viewed as one of the strategies to internationalise the universities. International academic staff, however, usually encounter many challenges when in a foreign context. This study aims to investigate the challenges of Chinese academic staff teaching in the UK in terms of language, relationships and culture. Eight Chinese academic staff from three different disciplines in one UK university were interviewed. The interviews focused on three areas: their language abilities, socialisation patterns and ideas of pedagogy. It is hoped the study may help institutions, educators and scholars to consider this worthwhile issue as an area of study and provide better support to meet the needs of international academic staff. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10