Teaching in ChinaReflections on practice

Ron Beeldman

Lynn Van Der Wagen

NSIT, Northern Beaches

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In Shanghai two new high rise buildings are completed every day

Every week, 1000 new cars

hit the road

China has overtaken Americans as the world's biggest beer drinkers.

Background

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China’s production and the consumption of steel now exceeds that of the United States, plus Japan, plus Korea, plus Germany

China’s middle class numbers 250 million

Background

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Tourism Advanced Diploma

In Shanghai

In Guangzhou

Background

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Education highly regarded, teachers high status

Pressure to succeed and gain university entrance

Supply of training and education cannot meet demand

Only 3/10 children obtain places in senior high schools and 1/10 in tertiary education

Some families are reported to spend over half their income on their children’s education

The Challenges

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Exam driven

Learning by rote (linked to learning ideographic script)

Visual orientation

Teaching didactic

Students don’t ask questions

Competency based assessment a new concept

The Challenges

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Not customary to return assessments or overly praise students

Modest and self effacing, independent judgement seen as egotistical and selfish

Our students little life experience

Reading and writing well developed by end of course

Heavy schedules

Work in groups

The Challenges

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Active style of learning

Simplify language

Prioritise content

Create group competition

Ask questions directed at particular students

Use scaffolding

Provide models

Clear assessment requirements

Ron’s strategies

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A positive experience

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Scaffolding (Reisner, 2004)

Contract negotiation with bus company

Lynn’s strategies

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Explain the difference between a cleaner and a sanitiser

Into Chinese and back again…

Explain the difference between a dustman and a disinfectant

Assessment

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Teamwork involves working well within and between departments in a hotel establishment. Describe two departments where this is potential for friction between these departments and suggest two ways in which these departments can work best.

Team work demands working well inside and between departments in a hotel building up. Describe two departments where there is possible for dispute between these department and advise two artifices in which these departments can work best.

Assessment

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This case study is to assess the infrastructure and dependence of a city, town or country on tourism and the subsequent impacts from the tourism industry.

Your presentation should include:Background to the destinationSocial structure eg population, major economiesOverview of tourist facilities, pull factors for the

destinationTourist developments over the past 5-10 yearsCompetitorsTarget markets and marketingInclusion of any other factors you see as relevant to the

tourism industry and that destination.

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This case study is to forfeit the public facility and faith of a city, town or country on tourism and the later impacts from the tourism industry. Your present should include: background to the aim, social organization e.g. population, larger economies, summary of tourist power, yank elements for the target, tourist growth of the past 5 to 10 years, enemies, consumer group and sale, embrace of any other elements you see as relations to the tourism industry and that end.

Assessment

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Discuss your approach to marking the assignment we have handed out.

Your questions and observations?

Assessment