TY - BOOK AU - Van Rij-Heyligers,Josta AU - Carter,Susan AU - Buxton,Jenny ED - Communication Skills in University Education Conference TI - Intercultural communications across university settings: myths and realities : referreed proceedings of the 6th Communication Skills in University Education Conference SN - 1877371505 U1 - 378.125 22 PY - 2008/// CY - North Shore, N.Z. PB - Pearson Education KW - Intercultural communication KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Congresses KW - Students, Foreign KW - Services for KW - College teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references; The international student : views from the literature; Helen Benzie --; International students' expectations of speaking English in Australia; Suzanne Fegan --; The international student experience : diverse perspectives; Maureen Snow Andrade --; Interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, locus of control and loneliness in Japanese undergraduates; Hiroshi Toyota --; Intercultural competency and the international student experience; Brian Paltridge and Lesley Harbon --; English is an Asian language : a 'flat-world' look at English for global competence in Asia and its implications for New Zealand; David Pang --; The importance and difficulties of explicating cultural assumptions in tertiary intercultural contexts; Colin J. Beasley --; Making a culture connection : developing communication skills through research interviews; Melissa McClure Bos --; Outreach to synergy : a course in cross-cultural short stories in English for increasing social tolerance and understanding; Bethe Schoenfeld --; Lost in translation : teaching intercultural skills through media images; Sabine Krajewski --; It is never just about 'literacy' and 'oracy' : difficult ways of communicating is the key to 'making meaning'; Susan Huhana E. Mlcek --; A case of miscommunication? Obstacles to the effective implementation of a plagiarism detection system in a multicultural university; Swapna Koshy --; How can I query a doctor's prescription? Developing the pragmatic competence of third year EAL pharmacy students; Virginia Hussin --; Talkback : empowering EAL thesis writers; Pat Strauss, Annette Sachtleben, Elizabeth Turner --; Using debate to enhance critical literacy in EAP; Kate Wilson and Anna Maldoni --; Reflective journals and critical thinking; Michael Paton --; Supportive undergraduate writing through process to product; Fiona Gregory --; Evolution, adaptation and fitness in the university environment : essay writing workshops for biology students; Jenny Marshall --; Student learning centre : writing fixer or coach?; Jennifer Fan and Jenny Buxton --; The New England Award : developing graduate attributes through extra-curricular activity; Robyn Muldoon --; Growing a research culture in language, literacy and communications; Roslyn Appleby ER -