Acculturation process of international students (20 Apr 05)

Date: 20 April, 2005
Location: Park Campus, University College Northampton
Event type: Workshop

Location map

workshop attendees

Past event summary

This workshop:

  • presented a model to describe the students' adaptation process, based on the literature in the fields of Intercultural Training (ICT) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
  • supplied training materials (e.g. critical incidents and case studies for group discussions) to enhance the understanding of staff concerning such adaptation
  • provided hands-on workshop activities to develop this understanding
  • supplied guidance to facilitate the dissemination of reflective practice in this area
  • encouraged groups of staff and/or institutions to develop codes of good practice in this area

Further information

For further information please contact Géraldine Enjelvin at: geraldine.enjelvin@northampton.ac.uk Maximum number of participants: 30. The event was free of charge. Lunch could be purchased from the restaurant on campus.

Rooms

Cottesbrook 203 (C203) - 10:00 - 12:00
Delapre Lecture Theatre - 12:00 - 16:00

This event was organised under the Subject Centre's Workshops to go scheme.