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Chang, Mary – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
To be successful in navigating the waters of American higher education, international students need to demonstrate proficiency in the English language and an understanding of the educational expectations of American academia. Unlike Americans who apply to a US university, international students must demonstrate that they understand enough English…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Academic Aspiration, North American English, English (Second Language)
Nixon, Harold L. – 1989
The Wright State University International Student Exchange Program is described. This school's approach to student exchange programs immerses students in the daily life of countries in Asia and South America at minimal cost to the participating institutions. Through exchange agreements with universities in Japan, Brazil, and China, students get 4…
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture
Hoopes, Davis S., Ed. – 1972
The second volume contains five articles on the theory of culture conflict, four perspectives on intercultural communications workshop programs, and seventeen syllabi courses on or related to intercultural communications in higher education. This volume attempts to bring about a more worldly perspective in universities and in the nation itself.…
Descriptors: College Programs, Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training
Sult, Judith J. – 1983
A Masters Program in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) project that was designed to integrate multicultural awareness in the classroom is described. In this project, university foreign students taught elementary and secondary students about foreign cultures and other world perspectives. The Oregon State System of Higher Education agreed to enroll a…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Programs, Cross Age Teaching, Cultural Awareness