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Conspiring to Decolonise Language Teaching and Learning: Reflections and Reactions from a Reading Group
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Browning, Peter; Highet, Katy; Azada-Palacios, Rowena; Douek, Tania; Gong, Eleanor Yue; Sunyol, Andrea – London Review of Education, 2022
Within the spirit of conspiration, this article brings together contributions from participants of the PhD-led UCL Reading and React Group 'Colonialism(s), Neoliberalism(s) and Language Teaching and Learning', which ran in 2019/20. Weaving together various perspectives, the article centres on the dialogic nature of the decolonial enterprise and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Colonialism, Educational Change
Transnational Teaching Experiences: An Under-Explored Territory for Transformative Professional Development
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Smith, Karen – International Journal for Academic Development, 2009
In an increasingly global higher education environment, many universities are taking their educational services overseas. One model of overseas provision is through transnational (offshore) education. Transnational teaching challenges the prevailing understanding of an academic role at every level. Transnational teachers are expected to work in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Professional Development, Teaching Experience
Revolt, Reminiscence, and Renewal: June 4, 1989.
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Raxxano, Elaine – English Journal, 1999
Presents an essay written soon after the author's return to the United States after teaching at a University in China at the time of the Tiananmen Square tragedy. Explores issues of teaching overseas and the reality of Americans being caught in the midst of political turmoil. Remembers sacrifices made by Chinese students and teachers to test the…
Descriptors: Activism, Cultural Awareness, Democracy, Foreign Countries
The Great Walls of China.
Murray, Donald M. – Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, 1982
Describes an American teacher's experiences working with students at the Foreign Languages Institute in China. The author found that students were highly motivated to learn about the United States, its language and culture. He found that his efforts to teach about it, however, were impeded by government intervention and cultural differences. (AM)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Teaching in Macau
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Mitchell, Margaret – Education Canada, 2006
The author of this article shares her teaching experience in Macau, China, that shapes the curricular emphasis in Canadian schools. The International School of Macao (T.I.S.) is a privately owned school offering a Canadian curriculum. Much of her very positive experience as an "expat" teacher is a result of the "pioneering"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Experience, Private Schools, Second Language Instruction
Curtain Going Up!
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Young, Meredith – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Describes a community college English teacher's year spent in China and recommends that anyone interested in a similar experience be prepared to sing, dance, or entertain in some way before an audience, in addition to handling regular teaching duties. (NKA)
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Chinese Culture, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Teaching in China.
De Mille, Barbara M. – ADE Bulletin, 1982
Recounts an American teacher's experience of teaching English at a university in China and includes advice to others considering a similar teaching experience. (AEA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, English Literature, Foreign Countries, Higher Education