Abstract
In this paper, I reflect on my experiences as a Chinese educator, attempting to take my previous experiences into a new situation: teaching in the UK. These reflections take me down a path that shows how my Chinese cultural background and experiences created both challenges and opportunities for my teaching. I attempt to show how important it is to gain cross-cultural competence if one is to take one's teaching into new cultural environments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 513-519 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Intercultural Education |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cross-cultural competence
- cultural sensitivity
- teacher roles
- teacher-student relations