1. Teaching approach in relation to TIC
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U N I V E R S I T Y O F C O P E N H A G E N
Laura Pérez Skardhamar, PhD: The Teaching and Learning Unit of Social Sciences
Joyce Kling, PhD: Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use
The International Classroom (TIC): Challenges & Approaches 1
Enhanced Internationalisation of Higher Education in Denmark
Internationalisation of university education is reflected in the University of Copenhagen’s (UCPH) Strategy 2016.
The increased focus on internationalisation entails a series of changing conditions for university study and learning environments in master's degree programs, including the following:
An increasing number of international graduate students in full-degree programs
Changes in the student composition of the “international classroom”
An increasing need for language skills in several languages
Changing educational needs 4
Teaching approach in relation to TIC
The International
Classroom
A ”course in
English” 5
Lecturer #1
Lecturer #2
Lecturer #3
PEDAGOGY
Structured style:
Draws on students’ strengths and competencies
Open style:
Involvement of students and respect for differences
No specific focus on difference
Assumes ‘local’ norm
LANGUAGE
Language policy explicitly implemented & enforced
Draws on students’ language competencies
No explicit language policy:
Implied and sustained
No specific language support
Local language is used in ‘non’ formal interactions
CULTURE
Creates new common ground
Explicit:
Built into international learning goals
Not a structural focus – “organic” 3
Pilot fieldwork
3 lecturers – 3 disciplines
Dialogue
Observation of teaching
Course material 2
Educational practice in the international classroom Exploratory subproject
FOCUS
To assess and test potential solutions to specific didactic challenges while simultaneously generating discussion and debate about the educational challenges presented by increasing internationalization at the UCPH.
AIM
To pave the way for future educational collaboration for lecturers who teach their subject area in the “international classroom”.
LANGUAGE
CULTURE
PEDAGOGY
SRHE Annual Research Conference 2014: Inspiring future generations; embracing plurality and difference in higher education