Music higher education institutions are increasingly recognising the educational value of intercultural learning experiences. Delivering such learning experiences in a way that provides music students with a rich cultural and musical learning experience, rather than a superficial one, can be a challenging task, particularly in the case of…

Drawing on a multi-sited global ethnography of elite schools, this article explores how these institutions work to produce subjects that will thrive in a globalized world. We examine how despite a similar commitment to global citizenship education and a cosmopolitan orientation across all schools, the intersections between the transnational and…

The purpose of this paper was to identify a problem in higher education that needed a new solution and draft a viable proposal for how to resolve it. I chose the problem of cultural barriers that veterans often face when attempting to return to many universities following military service. The method used was a combination of existing literature…

Explores relationships between background characteristics, dualism, motivations, and measures of cultural immersion for college students engaged in an international exchange program. (Author)

An American student reports on her studies at Peking University, where students do not expect, and do not receive, much luxury in their education. Two modes of education in China, the academic learning of the university students and the mental conditioning of the workers, are discussed. (MLW)

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)

Teaching experiences in foreign countries suggest four critical areas of preparation for overseas teaching roles: patience and adaptability; anticipation of language and other communication problems; use of instructional techniques such as advance organizers and explanation of teacher expectations; and reduction of ethnocentric ideas, attitudes,…

The American professor in a foreign country must be prepared formally and informally to address questions about the United States, its present, past, and future. Part of bringing American culture to the foreign campus is bringing the openness of American professors to their students. (MSE)

Authors describe Beyond Borders, a short-term, inexpensive cultural exchange program developed at Florida State University. It offers incentives to students that traditional programs typically do not: small groups, greater immersion in the host culture, and opportunities to perform community service. The goal of the exchanges is to…

The experiences of two college journalism exchange students illustrate some of the differences between American and British journalism. (RL)

Notes that the American presence in east central European higher education is considerable and continues to grow. Discusses the ongoing struggles over the shape and the soul of universities in this region. Describes briefly representative teacher and scholar exchanges, teacher-training reforms, and combined East-West programs of study. (RS)

Argues that a culture's rhetoric constitutes an interface where the prescriptions of the language meet the practices of the culture. Attempts to identify and suggest some of the differences between Chinese and Western rhetoric that confront an American writing teacher in China. (EL)

Responses from 291 Chinese students and 12 expatriate English teachers indicated that 83% of teachers felt methods and content did not meet student expectations; 58.4% believed they combined Chinese and Western methods. Most students appreciated exposure to native speakers, but felt teachers did not understand their needs and lacked competence in…

Examines difficulties faced by American university branches in Japan. Notes that 30 institutions developed programs offering American-style college education during the 1980s and 1990s but that only five have survived, due primarily to culture clashes. Focuses on experiences of the Temple University branch in Tokyo, which survives, and Minnesota…

This paper presents two proposals for improving programs that prepare groups for an intercultural experience. The paper should be helpful to instructors who train foreign service personnel, technical advisors, Peace Corps volunteers, and missionaries. First, instructors should make participants in a training program aware of the severe limitations…