Webinar Summary: Teaching International Students

ASU currently has 13,164 international students enrolled, and is the #1 US public university to host international students. At our last TeachT@lk Webinar, Renee Klug, University International Educator, Sr. shared information with faculty on understanding and teaching international students.

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Intercultural Competence is a set of cognitive, effective and behavioral skills that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts. Renee helped faculty assess their own intercultural sensitivity by sharing 6 models, and having faculty evaluate common statements to understand what level was being used.

Once faculty understood the models, she presented classroom strategies that could be used with common student challenges mentioned by faculty, including:

• reluctance to work in groups
• negotiating grades
• not willing to ask for help
• not speaking up in class
• not citing resources appropriately 

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Finally, she emphasized the need for curtailing unethical behaviors by clearly stating policies in writing, providing examples, and being consistent with all students. She also talked about how to share consequences from a lowered grade to the "XE" grade.

ASU Faculty and Staff can join the Blackboard International Student Support Forum for more information at: http://links.asu.edu/international.forum

Other resources:

• PowerPoint Slides
• Webinar Recording
• ASU Faculty Guide to International Students
• ASU Academic Integrity Policy
• Student Code of Conduct