International Students

Resources from Australia and New Zealand on the International Student experience

Comedy Showroom: Ronny Chieng – International Student

  • Ronny Chieng: International Student is part of the ABC Comedy Showroom, a joint initiative with Screen Australia.  In association with Film Victoria, Screen NSW and ScreenWest.
    http://www.stickypictures.tv/work/ronny/
    Meet Ronny Chieng. He’s a Malaysian student who’s come to Australia to study law. He’s smart, driven and competitive, which would make him the perfect law student, if he actually wanted to be a lawyer.
    Series currently in development – due for screening in July2017.
    View Trailer on VIMEO:

International Student Stories: Complete Series on ABC iView

  • International students are travelling long distances and making big sacrifices to get an Australian education. Seven students share their stories of relocating to NSW towns to study; and locals tell us the distinctive ways the students are contributing to these communities.
    View here on ABC iView

Learning & Teaching Across Cultures

  • This set of guides are geared more to teaching International students in mainstream courses at university, but there is lots of material here of interest to ELTs too.
    Includes the Good Practice Principles in Practice: Teaching Across Cultures, and Quick Guides on: Assessment; Curriculum Design; Developing English Language Skills; Managing Group Work; Effective Professional Development of Teachers; Working with Student Learning Services; and one for Teachers.
    Learning & Teaching Across Cultures on the IEAA website

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