College Teaching Abroad: A Handbook of Strategies for Successful Cross-Cultural Exchanges - Tapa dura

Each year 50,000 American educators participate in international exchange programs, and each year many of them discover that the instructional methods and techniques that have proved successful with their American students are not sufficient to meet the challenges of teaching across cultures. This realistic and practical guide is filled with strategies that will help them bridge that gap. Based on extensive research, it offers a wealth of information, resources, and proven techniques for meeting the challenges - and enjoying the opportunities offered by teaching abroad.
In many cases, instructors teaching outside the U.S. will be dealing with distinctly different views of instructor-student relationships, class size, schedules, classroom culture, performance expectations, level of student participation, student workloads, teaching assignments, and faculty expectations. Here they will find help in identifying these differences and developing strategies for working effectively within the host academic community. They will also find many ways to modify their instructional strategies to accommodate variations in student ability and English proficiency, along with suggestions for tailoring instructional techniques to local needs and resources.
Drawing on research covering hundreds of Fulbright Scholars and other overseas professors, the book offers excellent advice on professional issues both in and outside the classroom. It includes specific advice on negotiating teaching loads and class assignments, team-teaching with host professors, making lectures more effective, relating classroom material to students' cultural context, evaluating students, accommodating national testing programs, fostering connections with host colleagues, and finding the time and resources to conduct research. Logistical challenges are covered as well; readers will find useful suggestions for coping with limited books and supplies, library resources, and support services; using technology to support instruction; and arranging lecture tours.
Resource appendices include sources of fellowships, scholarships, and travel and research grants; planning resources for faculty exchanges (organized by region); resources for advising foreign students on study in the U.S.; and organizations promoting cultural affiliations and linkages between institutions.