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Zhao, Hongqin; Coombs, Steven – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
This article reviews teaching intercultural competence in the classroom with a group of homogeneous Chinese university students. This is explored through teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing in a way that changes Chinese students' thinking. It involves a change of cultural perspectives by placing the concept of "the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Cultural Awareness
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Zhao, Hongqin – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2008
Teacher motivation has been found to be a critical predictor of teachers' work commitment, identity and performance, yet has received insufficient attention in educational policymaking. In this article the reasons for people becoming teachers of English as a foreign language in China, reflect both social and psychological factors. This…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Teacher Motivation, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers