1. Dr. Teresa Clark and Dr. Randal Wilson
Creating a Culture of Respect: Teaching and Advising International Students
Dr. Teresa Clark and Dr. Randal Wilson

2. Learning Objectives Session attendees will:
Be introduced to examples of cultural differences they may experience when teaching and advising international students;
Learn best practices in addressing these cultural differences; and
Share what strategies have worked best for them when teaching and advising international students.

3. Background of Presenters
Assistant Professors in the Doctor of Education in P-20 and Community Leadership
Teach and advise international graduate students in ADM and HDL courses:
In-person and online
China, Egypt, India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea

4. Gender Differences Experience
Female Students
Male Students
Face and head coverings
Husband as spokesperson
Hooding by female faculty
Respect for the position
Not accustomed to female leaders
Not used to female classmates
Hierarchy within social structure
Respect for the position

5. Literature Insights
Transculturation: Adjusting to a new culture without completely abandoning home culture (Bucher, 2010)
Gender egalitarianism low in Middle East: Biological sex determines roles (Northouse, 2013)
Space (Tubbs, 2013)
Eye contact (African, Asian, Latin American) (Bucher, 2010)

6. Gender Issues Strategies
Female Students
Male Students
Let them set the tone of the meeting
Avoid physical contact
Avoid eye contact
Provide female advisors when possible
Establish yourself as the professor—positional authority
Avoid physical contact

7. Your Best Practices

8. Oral Communication Experiences
Pace and repetition
Our accents can be hard to understand, too
Slang, jargon, regional sayings
Metaphor

9. Literature Insights Linguicism (Bucher, 2010)
Intercultural communication (Bucher, 2010)
Be mindful of gestures (Bucher, 2010)
Chit-chat (Middle Eastern) (Bucher, 2010)
Metaphor (Littlemore et al., 2011)

10. Oral Communication Strategies
Teaching and Advising
Student Presentations
Speak slowly and clearly
Avoid colloquial phrases and sayings
Do not assume understanding
English as second language
Topic selection
Allow time for mental translation

11. Your Best Practices

12. Written Communication Experiences
Lost in translation
Copying and plagiarism

13. Literature Insights
Collectivism: Devotion to family and institution, working together (Northouse, 2013)
Symbols (Bucher, 2010)
Grade content in addition to conventions (Hesse, 2014)
Read for length, despite errors (Hesse, 2014)
Be fair, not annoyed (Hesse, 2014)

14. Writing Strategies Teaching and Advising Student Papers
Write out comments
Verbally explain feedback
Avoid comparing international papers to American ones
English as second language
Differing views of plagiarism
Writing Center

15. Your Best Practices

16. Benefits of Teaching and Advising International Students
Bucher, 2010…
Increasing diversity consciousness
Avoiding cultural encapsulation
Socialization with other cultures
Breaking down stereotypes

17. References
Bucher, R.D. (2015). Diversity consciousness: Opening our minds to peoples, cultures and organizations, 4th ed. Prentice Hall.
Hesse, D. (2014). Working with international student writers. University of Denver.
Littlemore, J & Trautman, C & Koester, A & Barnden, J. (2011). Difficulties in metaphor comprehension faced by international students whose first language is not English. Applied Linguistics, 35 (1).
Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership theory and practice, 6th ed. Sage.
Tubbs, S. (2012). A systems approach to small group interaction, 11th ed. McGraw-Hill.

18. Questions and Networking
Dr. Teresa Clark Dr. Randal Wilson