Sensitivity During Ramadan
Author: Lone Bendixen Goulani, University of Kurdistan – Hewler, Kurdistan Region of Iraq Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: Lena is from Sweden, and is a new lecturer at an English…
Category: Interactions at School/University
Misunderstood Nationality
Compiled from Submissions by: Mizuki Takahashi, Aika Fukue, Nana Onishi, and Nozomi Ohara, Kwansei Gakuin University Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: Maki joined an English…
Roles in Group Work
Author: Karin Nishimoto, Kwansei Gakuin University Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: A group of Japanese and international students were tasked with making a video about shopping in…
Difficulty Understanding in a Group
Author: Chinari Yamano, Kwansei Gakuin University Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: Yuto joined an international student project at school. Students from many countries came. One day,…
Difficulty Entering a Conversation
Author: Toko Yasui, Kwansei Gakuin University Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: Two international students and two Japanese students were put together for some group work . At first…
Nodding and Agreeing
Author: Nao Shimada, Kwansei Gakuin University Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: One Japanese student, Rin, was nodding their head while listening to other international students…
English Names
John is from Ireland, and he teaches at an international school in China. He’s pretty new in China, and he has lots of trouble with the language, especially pronunciation. His students usually take English names, and…
Making Friends with Classmates
Author: Eoin Jordan, University of St Andrews (with assistance from ChatGPT) Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews Situation: Maria, an international student from Brazil, has recently arrived in…
Dealing with Feedback on an Assignment
Author: Eoin Jordan, University of St Andrews (with assistance from ChatGPT) Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews SITUATION: Steve is an international student from the United States studying at a…
Asking Questions after Class
Author: Eoin Jordan, University of St Andrews (with assistance from ChatGPT) Review/editing: Aaron Rotsinger, University of St Andrews SITUATION: Sarah, an international student from Canada, is studying in Czechia. One…