Being an interculturally competent instructor in the United States: Issues of classroom dynamics and appropriateness, and recommendations for international instructors

New Directions for Teaching and Learning

Volumn , Issue 110, 2007, Pages 65-74

  McCalman, Claudia Ladeira ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548286902     PISSN: 02710633     EISSN: 15360768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tl.275     Document Type: Article

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