Bridging our Worlds DVD

Contents and timings

Introductory sequence 1 min 30 secs

‘When I‘m here, I dream in English…’

Arriving 11 mins

1. Expectations 1 min 45 secs
2. First impressions 1 min 55 secs
3. Culture shock 4 mins 50 secs View DVD extract
4. Orientation 2 mins 30 secs

Surviving 24 mins

1. Day to day 3 mins 30 secs
2. Alcohol 3 mins 30 secs
3. Language 3 mins 10 secs
4. Religion 2 mins 45 secs
5. Conceptions and misconceptions 5 mins 20 secs View DVD extract
6. Social life 3 mins 30 secs
7. Health 2 mins 10 secs

Qualifying 8 mins

1. Approaches to learning 3 mins 40 secs View DVD extract
2. Practicalities of learning 3 mins 50 secs

Advice to international students 7 mins

Specialist Sections:

Interview skills 3 mins 10 secs

1. The interview process – starting 1 min 20 secs
2. The interview process – clarifying and informing 52 secs
3. The interview process – ending 50 secs

Research on teaching and learning 17 mins 35 secs

1. Plagiarism, teaching and assessment 2 mins 10 secs
2. Students’ learning styles 2 mins 26 secs
3. Student selection 1 min
4. Essays and exams 2 mins
5. Staff-student contact and support 2 mins 33 secs
6. Student writing and seeking help 4 mins 42 secs
7. Addressing plagiarism in practice 2 mins 4 secs
8. Libraries 39 secs

Practice in teaching and learning 21 mins 7 secs

1. Staff-student expectations 3 mins 25 secs
2. Student writing and seeking help 1 min 35 secs
3. The international classroom 2 mins 25 secs
4. Student contact and support 1 min 55 secs
5. Strategies for support 1 min 32 secs
6. Essays and exams 1 min 35 secs
7. Teaching strategies 8 mins 40 secs

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