Understanding and Supporting International Students Learning: Perspective of Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Hongzhi; Chan, Philip Wing Keung
Titel	Understanding and Supporting International Students Learning: Perspective of Teachers
Quelle	In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 22 (2023) 1, S.74-90 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chan, Philip Wing Keung)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1475
Schlagwörter	Culturally Relevant Education; Cognitive Style; Instructional Materials; Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Social Support Groups; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Awareness; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Student Relationship; Language Teachers; Secondary School Students; International Education; Student Adjustment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Lehrerverhalten; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Internationale Erziehung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Australien
Abstract	International students are important for creating a multicultural learning environment in their host countries. Most studies on the internationalisation of education have focused on students at the university level and given scant attention to international students in the Australian school sector. This paper reports on a study that utilised a critical interpretive research methodology to investigate the contributions of international students to Australian independent schools and the support they receive from the perspective of schoolteachers. By interviewing 13 Australian teachers who teach international students in several subjects, this paper first reports on the importance of international students to internationalising Australian schools, including improving cultural awareness and competence, introducing culturally responsive teaching strategies and multiple learning styles, and diversifying teaching materials and methods. This paper also identifies supporting programs for international students provided by schools, which include language support; academic support; cultural and social support, and designated international students' EAL teachers. This paper argues that in practising international education in secondary schools, Australian teachers should recognise and acknowledge the contributions of international students to the school's internationalisation and support students by respecting their unique educational subjectivities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Oceania Comparative and International Education Society. Wellington, New Zealand. Web site: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IEJ/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01