Supervising Post-Graduates from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds

Name: Supervising Post-Graduates from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds
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ISBN: 9780335203710

ISBN-10: 033520371X

ISBN-13: 9780335203710

Edition: 1999

Authors: Yoni Ryan, Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt

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Many universities now rely on the fees received from postgraduate research students who come from non-English speaking backgrounds. The dilemmas faced by such students are given voice here, with practical guidance for the universities.

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List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 193
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Supervising Non-English Speaking Background Students in the Globalized University	p. 3
The NESB Student: What's the Difference?	p. 13
'Once I couldn't even spell "PhD student", but now I are one!': Personal Experiences of an NESB Student	p. 15
'You learn round and I learn square': Mei's Story	p. 25
Supervising Iranian Students: A Case Study	p. 40
NESB Postgraduate Students at a New University: Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose	p. 48
Examining the Issues	p. 61
Supervision and the Overseas Student	p. 63
The Law, Policies and Ethics: Supervising Postgraduate NESB Students in an Era of Internationalization	p. 75
Establishing Some Principles for Effective Supervision	p. 91
Responsibilities and Limits in the Supervision of NESB Research Students in the Social Sciences and Humanities	p. 93
Supervision of NESB Postgraduate Students in Science-based Disciplines	p. 101
Avoiding Potential Pitfalls in the Supervision of NESB Students	p. 110
'Third Places' and Teaching English for Research Purposes	p. 119
Practical Responses	p. 131
Information Technology and the NESB Research Student	p. 133
Supervising NESB Students from Confucian Educational Cultures	p. 146
Encouraging Student-directed Research and Critical Thinking in NESB Students	p. 157
Thesis Planning and Writing: A Structured Approach	p. 167
References	p. 175
Index	p. 185
The Society for Research into Higher Education	p. 195
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