Teaching and learning for international students: Towards a transcultural approach

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 631-648

  Ryan, Janette ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese learners; Communities of practice; Higher education; International students; Internationalisation; Teaching and learning; Transculturalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555199195     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2011.625138     Document Type: Article

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