International Students’ Perspectives on University Classroom Culture

Tuesday, November 3, 11:30 a.m.

Moderator: Dr. Lucy Bunning, NU Global Faculty
Student Panel: Nick Hsu (CPS graduate), Mehdi Mtimet (CPS undergraduate), Tomi Druyan (CPS undergraduate), Racha Ladhari (CPS undergraduate)

This is part one of a two-part series. International students need more than a good TOEFL score to succeed in an American university. They have to figure out how to participate in the classroom culture of their courses. A panel of international graduate and undergraduate students will respond to questions about how they developed their understanding of the expectations of their university courses and how they adapted. Students’ insights will shed light on cultural practices in the classroom that can be easily taken for granted by those who are already familiar with the classroom culture.

Dr. Lucy Bunning is an assistant teaching professor in the Global Pathways and American Classroom programs. Her research interests include the development of intercultural competence and technologically mediated intercultural communication. She has presented her research and practice-oriented sessions at conferences including Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages, NAFSA Association of International Educators, and the Society for International Education Training and Research.

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