ERIC Number: EJ722306
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
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Great Expectations: Teaching and Learning in Taiwan
Miller, Kevin J.
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v26 n2 p112-119 Win 2005
The author recounts his experience as a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Special Education at National Changhua University of Education (NCUE) in Changhua, Taiwan, during the fall of 2003. Several aspects of his experience are highlighted, including teaching foreign college students, learning Mandarin, conducting workshops, and consulting with local special educators, especially about itinerant teaching. Overarching all of these aspects are the expectations of the author prior to, during, and after completion of the Fulbright grant.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Mandarin Chinese, Itinerant Teachers, Higher Education, College Faculty, Second Language Learning, Workshops, Teacher Collaboration, Scholarship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Students; Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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