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Stimulus Business Writing: Using Case Studies and Reports in a Cross-Cultural Virtual Exchange
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Smith, Simon – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
We evaluate the use of a Virtual Exchange (VE) writing task, Stimulus Writing, which we assigned to groups of UK and Finnish business students. There were two learner cohorts in the study: one in the UK (mainly Chinese students), the other in Finland (mainly Finns). The Finnish students wrote authentic case studies about Nordic businesses, while…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Writing Skills, Writing Improvement
Reaching across Continents: Engaging Students through Virtual Collaborations
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Wilmot, Natalie Victoria; Rushton, Diane; Zandona Hofmann, Anelise Seleme – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2016
Business schools have the responsibility of preparing students for work in multicultural organisations and global markets. This paper examines a situated learning experience for undergraduates through a virtual collaboration between a UK university and a Brazilian university. This facilitated remote communication using social media and smart…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Social Media
Into the Unknown: A Critical Reflection on a Truly Global Learning Experience
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Wolf, Katharina; Archer, Catherine – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Over the past decade, industry relevance and connectedness have evolved into a key requirement for students and their parents, who increasingly perceive employability upon graduation as a critical factor in the degree selection process. Simultaneously, professional bodies emphasise the need for high levels of industry engagement as a condition for…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Cultural Awareness, Communication Skills, Skill Development
Getting Inside Knowledge: The Application of Entwistle's Model of Surface/Deep Processing in Producing Open Learning Materials.
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Evans, Barbara; Honour, Leslie – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reports on a study that required student teachers training in business education to produce open learning materials on intercultural communication. Analysis of stages and responses to this assignment revealed a distinction between "deep" and "surface" learning. Includes charts delineating the characteristics of these two types…
Descriptors: Business Education, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
Are Business Schools Meeting the Challenge of International Communication?
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Vielba, Carol A.; Edelshain, David J. – Journal of Management Development, 1997
Survey responses from 50 United Kingdom and 40 continental Europe business schools and 71 U.K. business students revealed that far more European than U.K. schools think foreign languages are integral to business administration education and that international business training is heavily Anglocentric. Students' opinions were closer to those of…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication
Learning and Teaching across Cultures in Higher Education
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Palfreyman, David, Ed.; McBride, Dawn, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
In today's world, contact with other cultures is an inevitable part of university and college life. "Learning and Teaching across Cultures in Higher Education" is intended for anyone who has an interest in intercultural aspects of higher education. The book contains theoretical rationale, resources and examples to help readers understand…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism