Journal Articles

Cross-cultural case discussions in international business: Encouraging 'the nails to stick up'

Title:
Cross-cultural case discussions in international business: Encouraging 'the nails to stick up'
Authors:
- Jackson, Jane Dept. of English, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Source:
Journal of Teaching in International Business, 13(1), 67-86, 2001
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2001
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Business Administration Education Case Method (Teaching Technique) College Instruction Cultural Differences Discussion (Teaching Technique) Foreign Countries Higher Education Questioning Techniques Teaching Styles Asian Students Hong Kong
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
This paper focuses on the case discussion leadership of expatriate lecturers in two sections of an English-medium international business course in Hong Kong. As well as reviewing the videotapes, transcripts, and field notes of the discussions, interviews were held with the case leaders and a sampling of students to better understand the cross-cultural learning situation. Using a typology of questions adapted from Christensen (1991) and Long and Sato (1983), the lecturers' questions and student responses in the "Panda Furniture" and "Swatch" case discussions were coded and analyzed. The findings suggest certain strategies that case leaders can use to encourage active student participation (the "nails to stick up") in second language discussions involving a large number of Asian students.
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Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 08975930
DOI:
- 10.1300/J066v13n01_05
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/28f5bdb8
Entry Date:
2010-11-24