THE podcast: cross-cultural communication in the international classroom
University of Central Asia
UCA
Media Source: Times Higher Education (UK)
Date: 4 July 2024
The Times Higher Education podcast recently featured two very different experts in cross-cultural education; one focused on highly practical medical communication in Hungary and the other teaching creative writing and media studies in the mountains of Central Asia. They shared advice for creating a classroom that supports language…
The Times Higher Education podcast recently featured two very different experts in cross-cultural education; one focused on highly practical medical communication in Hungary and the other teaching creative writing and media studies in the mountains of Central Asia. They shared advice for creating a classroom that supports language learning and understanding, and adapting teaching to maximise the benefits of an international student cohort and connecting practical skills with language. Lucy Palmer is senior lecturer in communications and media, based at the Naryn campus of the University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan. She has previously worked as a foreign correspondent in Papua New Guinea and is a successful memoir writer. Katalin Fogarasi is associate professor and director of the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes at Semmelweis University in Budapest.