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| Leadership Updates |
| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Maria Ammar, HEIS News Editor |
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| MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS |
| Debbie East, HEIS Co-chair, Ruth Ann Weinstein, HEIS Co-chair |
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| Articles |
| CROSS-BORDER HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA: REFLECTIONS AND ADVICE |
| Justin Nicholes, Graduate Student, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Having taught in a cross-border higher education program between the United States and China for several years, the author explores two vital themes representative of crossing borders: (1) dissonance between stated educational objectives and actual practices in classrooms abroad, and (2) misunderstandings of second language acquisition and resulting repercussions. Read More |
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| Book Reviews |
| BRIDGING THE GAP: TRANSITIONING FROM IEP TO ACADEMIA |
| Matthew J. Kessler, Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio, USA |
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Grammar and Beyond: Level 4 is the result of a
carefully crafted corpus-based analysis of both written and spoken
language data that aims to transition preacademic ESL students to
academia through the combination of advanced level grammar and academic
discourse writing instruction. Read More |
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| CHOOSING AUTHENTIC SCIENCE TEXT IN ENGLISH FOR STEM |
| Eileen Kramer, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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Finding authentic content that is both current and accessible poses a
challenge to English for science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) instructors. The Best American Science
Writing, a compilation of informative articles on topics of
interest to science majors, is a good choice for international STEM
students. Read More |
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| Computer Technology |
| FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM IN CHINA |
| Justin Nicholes, Graduate Student, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA |
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An abundance of evidence shows that Chinese EFL learners suffer as a result of traditional, teacher-centered approaches in the language classroom. Having taught in a cross-border higher education program between the United States and China for several years, the author offers advice for flipping the Chinese EFL classroom. EFL teachers in China can motivate learners with flipped classrooms while working around Internet restrictions and incompatible software. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY: HIGHER EDUCATION INTEREST SECTION |
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