Chinese Students, Learning Cultures and Overseas Study

This book focuses on the phenomenon of Chinese postgraduate students studying abroad and depicts their learning trajectory as they adjust to a new culture of teaching and learning in a new environment. It uses an example from a British university to draw

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Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective Series Editors: Xiangyun Du, Confucius Institute for Learning and Development, Aalborg University, Denmark Fred Dervin, University of Helsinki, Finland Titles include: Fred Dervin (editor) CHINESE EDUCATIONAL MIGRATION AND STUDENT-TEACHER MOBILITIES Experiencing Otherness Anni Kajanus CHINESE STUDENT MIGRATION, GENDER AND FAMILY

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Chinese Students, Learning Cultures and Overseas Study Lihong Wang Beijing Language and Culture University, China and George Mason University, USA

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For my daughter Biqiao, an international student and intercultural learner

Contents Foreword Michael Byram

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