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  • 1.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 01-30-2013 14:11
    Hello -
     
    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.
     
    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?
     
    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?
     
    Thanks for the suggestions -
     
    Wendy Smith
     

    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716



  • 2.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 01-31-2013 03:15

    Hi Wendy,

     

    Try this source:

     

    http://www.asiacase.com/contactUs.html

     

    Jim

     

     

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Wendy Smith
    Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:11 PM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: teaching Chinese students

     

    Hello -

     

    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.

     

    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?

     

    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?

     

    Thanks for the suggestions -

     

    Wendy Smith

     


    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716



  • 3.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 01-31-2013 04:49
    Hello Wendy,

    For several years now, I've been using (for my Masters CCM classes) the Roaring Dragon Hotel case. It is mid-level and covers several interesting cultural issues that come up between N American management and Chinese employees/operation.

    Best Regards,

     

     

    Jacob

      

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    From: Wendy Smith <smithw@UDEL.EDU>
    Reply-To: "MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU" <MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Date: Wednesday 30 January 2013 19:10
    To: "MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU" <MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: teaching Chinese students

    Hello -
     
    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.
     
    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?
     
    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?
     
    Thanks for the suggestions -
     
    Wendy Smith
     

    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716



  • 4.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 02-01-2013 10:00

    You may have an interest in the following book on the topic:

    http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5818

     

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Shuang Ren
    Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 2:08 AM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject:     答复: teaching Chinese students

     

    Hi, Wendy,

     

    Here're my two cents in terms of how to engage Chinese students in class. Would love to get thoughts from other people on this as well.

     

    In my first class, I would explictly emphasisze how their engagement and participation contribute to their final marks for the course (and also to their learning as well of course).

     

    In the first few weeks, I would ask all students to sit to people different from the one from last week. This could enable Chinese students to get familar with students from other backgrounds and encourage them to engage in group discussion.

     

    Set the ground rule that they need to speak English to their Chinese peers in class

     

    Allow students some minutes to think about questions and send them a supportive message that it is not embarrasing if they do not answer the questions quickly.

     

    Regards,

    Shuang 

     

     

    发件人: Management Education and Development Discussion [MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] 代表 Wendy Smith [smithw@UDEL.EDU]
    发送时间: 2013年1月31日 6:10
    收件人: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    主题: teaching Chinese students

    Hello -

     

    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.

     

    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?

     

    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?

     

    Thanks for the suggestions -

     

    Wendy Smith

     


    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716



  • 5.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 02-01-2013 10:47
    Chinese students can often want to have a personal relationship with the teacher. This can be time consuming, but if class size allows it, this provides a basis of trust from which the students gain confidence to speak in class - if what you are doing is teaching interactively.

    In addition, I often ask the Chinese students to work together or to consult with each other since they gain confidence from being in a group, though I have to then stress where the line should be drawn between individual work submitted as such and group work. I also encourage Chinese (and all international) students to express their multiple/ individual/ differing views, since there is no "one China"  - not to mention the limitation of stereotypes - and those hailing from different parts of China may have decidedly different responses. 

    I teach an international negotiation class. I find the most difficult topic for Chinese students to understand is how local politics can play into negotiations. Sometimes I can get general concepts on this topic across by referencing current events in the newspaper and working by analogy. 

    Best,
    Sharon

    On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Ilan Alon <IALON@rollins.edu> wrote:

    You may have an interest in the following book on the topic:

    http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5818

     

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Shuang Ren
    Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 2:08 AM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject:     答复: teaching Chinese students

     

    Hi, Wendy,

     

    Here're my two cents in terms of how to engage Chinese students in class. Would love to get thoughts from other people on this as well.

     

    In my first class, I would explictly emphasisze how their engagement and participation contribute to their final marks for the course (and also to their learning as well of course).

     

    In the first few weeks, I would ask all students to sit to people different from the one from last week. This could enable Chinese students to get familar with students from other backgrounds and encourage them to engage in group discussion.

     

    Set the ground rule that they need to speak English to their Chinese peers in class

     

    Allow students some minutes to think about questions and send them a supportive message that it is not embarrasing if they do not answer the questions quickly.

     

    Regards,

    Shuang 

     

     

    发件人: Management Education and Development Discussion [MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] 代表 Wendy Smith [smithw@UDEL.EDU]
    发送时间: 2013年1月31日 6:10
    收件人: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    主题: teaching Chinese students

    Hello -

     

    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.

     

    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?

     

    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?

     

    Thanks for the suggestions -

     

    Wendy Smith

     


    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716




  • 6.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 02-02-2013 13:44
    I've taught in mainland China as a visiting professor for several semesters, and while you will find strong cultural characteristics, you will also find a large range of individual differences in personalities. The best sources of advice I have located are the several websites dealing with Teaching English as a Second or Additional Language. There's a working paper at: http://romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/files/littrell_eu_asean_crossculturallearningstyles.pdf

    There are myriad OB cases concerning China from the usual sources.

    Regards,
    Romie
     
    Romie Frederick Littrell, PhD, FIAIR
    Editor, AIB Insights; International Management Area Editor, International Journal of Emerging Markets
    AUT Business School, Tel. extension 5805, Mail stop B-31
    From: Wendy Smith <smithw@UDEL.EDU>
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2013, 8:10
    Subject: [MG-ED-DV] teaching Chinese students

    Hello -
     
    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.
     
    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?
     
    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?
     
    Thanks for the suggestions -
     
    Wendy Smith
     

    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716





  • 7.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 02-02-2013 13:55
    Shuang makes good points. I start off my classes, which are generally 90% students from East and South Asia, with two overheads. I invite interpretation of the proverb first, and then discuss the comments from the website:

    "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."--Chinese proverb 

    Romie Frederick Littrell, PhD, FIAIR
    Editor, AIB Insights; International Management Area Editor, International Journal of Emerging Markets
    AUT Business School, Tel. extension 5805, Mail stop B-31
    From: Ilan Alon <IALON@ROLLINS.EDU>
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2013, 4:00
    Subject: Re: [MG-ED-DV] teaching Chinese students

    You may have an interest in the following book on the topic:
     
    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Shuang Ren
    Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 2:08 AM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject:     答复: teaching Chinese students
     
    Hi, Wendy,
     
    Here're my two cents in terms of how to engage Chinese students in class. Would love to get thoughts from other people on this as well.
     
    In my first class, I would explictly emphasisze how their engagement and participation contribute to their final marks for the course (and also to their learning as well of course).
     
    In the first few weeks, I would ask all students to sit to people different from the one from last week. This could enable Chinese students to get familar with students from other backgrounds and encourage them to engage in group discussion.
     
    Set the ground rule that they need to speak English to their Chinese peers in class
     
    Allow students some minutes to think about questions and send them a supportive message that it is not embarrasing if they do not answer the questions quickly.
     
    Regards,
    Shuang 
     
     
    发件人: Management Education and Development Discussion [MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] 代表 Wendy Smith [smithw@UDEL.EDU]
    发送时间: 2013年1月31日 6:10
    收件人: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    主题: teaching Chinese students
    Hello -
     
    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.
     
    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?
     
    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?
     
    Thanks for the suggestions -
     
    Wendy Smith
     

    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716




  • 8.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 02-02-2013 15:51

    Dear Romie,

     

    Many thanks for pointing to your article on the learning style of students from Confucian Cultures.  I found your paper made interesting reading.

     

    At the bottom of your page, you made reference to a shorter version to be published as a book chapter in 2005.  I assume that it has been published since then.  Could you please give me the citable reference on this shorter book chapter of yours?  Thanks.

     

    Best wishes,

     

    Lichia

     

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Romie Littrell
    Sent: samedi 2 février 2013 19:44
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: teaching Chinese students

     

    I've taught in mainland China as a visiting professor for several semesters, and while you will find strong cultural characteristics, you will also find a large range of individual differences in personalities. The best sources of advice I have located are the several websites dealing with Teaching English as a Second or Additional Language. There's a working paper at: http://romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/files/littrell_eu_asean_crossculturallearningstyles.pdf

     

    There are myriad OB cases concerning China from the usual sources.

     

    Regards,

    Romie

     

    Romie Frederick Littrell, PhD, FIAIR
    Editor, AIB Insights; International Management Area Editor, International Journal of Emerging Markets
    AUT Business School, Tel. extension 5805, Mail stop B-31

    From: Wendy Smith <smithw@UDEL.EDU>
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2013, 8:10
    Subject: [MG-ED-DV] teaching Chinese students

     

    Hello -

     

    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.

     

    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?

     

    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?

     

    Thanks for the suggestions -

     

    Wendy Smith

     


    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716

     



  • 9.  teaching Chinese students

    Posted 02-03-2013 10:31
    Sure:
    Littrell, Romie. (2009). Acerca de los modos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes provenientes de culturas confucianistas. In Sánchez Griñán A.; Melo, Mónica (Comps.) Qué saber para enseñar a estudiantes chinos. 1º ed. Buenos Aires: Voces del Sur, pp.73-<st1:metricconverter productid="125. In" w:st="on">125. In</st1:metricconverter> English: Littrell, Romie F. (2006). Learning Styles of Students in and from Confucian Cultures. In Ong Siow Heng, Gerhard Apfelthaler, Katrin Hansen, Nirundon Tapachai, eds. Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education and Management, Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Academic. http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.cfm?SBNum=39354
     
    Romie Frederick Littrell, PhD, FIAIR
    Editor, AIB Insights; International Management Area Editor, International Journal of Emerging Markets
    AUT Business School, Tel. extension 5805, Mail stop B-31
    From: Prof. Lichia Saner-Yiu <yiu@CSEND.ORG>
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Sunday, 3 February 2013, 9:50
    Subject: Re: [MG-ED-DV] teaching Chinese students

    Dear Romie,
     
    Many thanks for pointing to your article on the learning style of students from Confucian Cultures.  I found your paper made interesting reading.
     
    At the bottom of your page, you made reference to a shorter version to be published as a book chapter in 2005.  I assume that it has been published since then.  Could you please give me the citable reference on this shorter book chapter of yours?  Thanks.
     
    Best wishes,
     
    Lichia
     
    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Romie Littrell
    Sent: samedi 2 février 2013 19:44
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: teaching Chinese students
     
    I've taught in mainland China as a visiting professor for several semesters, and while you will find strong cultural characteristics, you will also find a large range of individual differences in personalities. The best sources of advice I have located are the several websites dealing with Teaching English as a Second or Additional Language. There's a working paper at: http://romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/files/littrell_eu_asean_crossculturallearningstyles.pdf
     
    There are myriad OB cases concerning China from the usual sources.
     
    Regards,
    Romie
     
    Romie Frederick Littrell, PhD, FIAIR
    Editor, AIB Insights; International Management Area Editor, International Journal of Emerging Markets
    AUT Business School, Tel. extension 5805, Mail stop B-31
    From: Wendy Smith <smithw@UDEL.EDU>
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2013, 8:10
    Subject: [MG-ED-DV] teaching Chinese students
     
    Hello -
     
    I am teaching an organizational behavior/leadership class this semester in the United States and over half my class includes students from China.
     
    Does anyone have recommendations of great leadership/OB case studies set in China?
     
    Does anyone have tips or strategies that have worked particularly well to help these students connect with the class and engage with the material?
     
    Thanks for the suggestions -
     
    Wendy Smith
     

    --
    Wendy K. Smith, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716