Fostering a diverse and inclusive campus
ABSTRACT:
As internationalization intensifies in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, higher education campuses are becoming increasingly diverse. This development, however, is not necessarily translating into meaningful intercultural dialogue without some form of pedagogical intervention. Recent investigations of both inbound and outbound international exchange students have helped to identify and make sense of the many barriers and facilitating factors that can either enhance or impede the academic and social integration of newcomers. This is important as this affects the amount and quality of intercultural interactions both in and outside the classroom. As administrators, researchers, and educators are discovering, a rise in the number of international students on campus does not automatically lead to interculturality and open, inclusive mindsets.
After reviewing and discussing the multifarious factors that can influence intercultural engagement, this interactive workshop will focus on practical, innovative ways to foster constructive intercultural dialogue on campuses. In addition to providing examples of research-inspired interventions that have been implemented in Hong Kong (either face-to-face or online), the session will encourage the participants to share their ideas about ways to foster interculturality and inclusivity in higher education so that both mobile and non-mobile students can more fully benefit from the affordances of increased diversity.
Learning objectives
After this interactive session, participants will be able to:
PRESENTERS:
Prof Jane Jackson
Professor
English
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Jane Jackson (Ph.D., Toronto), Professor in the English Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, has published widely on study abroad and intercultural communication/education. Recent Routledge books include Online Intercultural Education and Study Abroad: Theory into Practice, Interculturality in International Education, and Intercultural Interventions in Study Abroad (co-edited).
Ms Tongle Sun
PhD student
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Tongle Sun, a PhD student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a recipient of the competitive Hong Kong Postgraduate Fellowship, is investigating the language and intercultural learning of STEM students from a Hong Kong university who participated in an international exchange program in an English-speaking country.