| Workshop Name | Overcoming learning challenges related to cultural differences |
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| About Workshop | Is learning at Otago different from learning in your own culture? Do these cultural differences make learning challenging? Here are two examples from international students:
"In China, the teachers always tell the students what to do, when to do, how to do, everything they will tell us! This is a big difference" (Chinese postgraduate student in a UK university). "The other students ask many questions and even argue with the professor. I could never do that, because I do not think that is right behaviour" (Thai undergraduate student in an Australian university). This 2 hour workshop aims to help international students learn more effectively at Otago. We will identify culture-specific learning challenges experienced by Otago students; raise students' awareness of their own cultural perspectives; identify possible tensions with local cultures of learning; and suggest strategies for overcoming the learning challenges of cultural difference. |
| Who Should Attend | International students at Otago |
| Maximum Number | 15 |
| Date & Time |
19/03/2012 Monday
10:00AM - 12:00PM
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| Venue | Student Learning Centre, room GW2c |
| Facilitators | Swee Kin Loke and Clinton Golding |
| ATTENTION | This workshop needs confirmation. Applicants will be notified by email of their acceptance. |
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