Teaching strategies for enhancing peer interaction among diverse learners

Teaching strategies for enhancing peer interaction among diverse learners

• Sit, Helena Hing Wa Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Higher Education Studies, 2(4), 31-39, 2012

Canadian Center of Science and Education

2012

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
    • GBA Teaching Objectives, Curriculum & Evaluation
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FH Classroom Communication
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FA General Teaching Strategies, Different Instructional Methods

Teaching Methods Research & Development Adjustment Asian Students Multiculturalism & Pluralism Pedagogy

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

Hong Kong's universities have been attracting non-local students to diversify the overall student mix and enhance internationalism in higher education. Mainland Chinese students have become the largest non-local student source in this Western-style higher education sector. The diversity of student body together with the promotion of multicultural experience has created major concerns about provision of high quality learning and teaching. Studies show there have been potential peer interaction obstacles between local and mainland students due to different social, cultural and educational backgrounds. However, research on the role of teachers in facilitating peer interaction is limited. This paper reports an investigation on how teaching strategies used in the English Department had an impact on enhancing peer interactions in the university classroom context. Classroom observation containing textual descriptions and numeric interpretations was used. Solutions were recommended to improve the multicultural learning environment in Hong Kong and other universities with diverse student cohorts.
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Journal Articles

• 19254741

• 10.5539/hes.v2n4p31

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/bf7dc2d6

2014-01-18