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Centre for English Language Teaching


CELT’S CONTRIBUTION TO RACE EQUALITYINTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGINTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

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ENGLISH COURSES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT YORK

BESPOKE COURSES FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS

STUDY SKILLS COURSES

COURSES FOR STAFF AND PRO-STAFF



MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS CREATE CONTEXTS FOR INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION

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HOMESTAY SCHEME BRINGS INDIVIDUALS INTO CONTACT WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS

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COURSES FOCUSING ON HOW TO OPERATE IN THIS ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT HELP INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TOWARDS EQUALITY WITH THOSE FOR WHOM THE ENVIRONMENT IS MORE FAMILIAR

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HELPING STAFF AND PRO-STAFF TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF INTERCULTURAL ISSUES

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MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS CREATE CONTEXTS FOR INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION

WE DO NOT GET TO WORK WITH HOME STUDENTS

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HOMESTAY SCHEME BRINGS INDIVIDUALS INTO CONTACT WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS

HANDS-ON AWARENESS OF CULTURAL CONTEXTS IS ALL ONE-WAY

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COURSES FOCUSING ON HOW TO OPERATE IN THIS ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT HELP INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TOWARDS EQUALITY WITH THOSE FOR WHOM THE ENVIRONMENT IS MORE FAMILIAR

ACADEMIC VALUES ARE GIVENS AND NOT NEGOTIABLE: NON-BRITISH STUDENTS ARE IN A ‘DEFECTIVE’ POSITION.

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HELPING STAFF AND PRO-STAFF TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF INTERCULTURAL ISSUES

DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE THEMSELVES AS AGENTS IN TRANSCULTURAL PRACTICE

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PARADOX:

In order to create greater inclusivity and equality, you treat people differently.Difference and perception of difference entails exclusivity and inequality

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