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Supporting Student
Learning On An
International Campus
The Nottingham-Ningbo Experience
Paul Knight & Alex Ding
Introduction
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The University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
The Centre for English Language Education
Development
Current Activity
Language Teaching
Future Activity
Conclusions
The University of Nottingham,
Ningbo, China
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First Foreign Co-operative University in China
First Students 2004
Campus opened 2005
2008 – 4000 students
2012 – 8000 students
UG & PG courses
U21 Links
The Centre for English Language
Education (CELE)
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Established in 1987 at the University of
Nottingham.
Foundation Year, Pre & In-sessional EAP.
PGC EAP
Research
Developing across overseas campuses:
UNNC & UNIM
Development
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Course Development:
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QA Procedures
Intercampus management structures
Email, PHP Forum, Video Conferencing
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syllabus
teaching materials
assessment
Current Activity
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Continuing Development Cycle
New Materials Development
Management Systems: cross-campus study
CPD
Language Teaching
Language Teaching
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VSAC: Virtual Self-Access Centre
WebCT
Academic Listening Online
Online Resources
Elibrary
Internal communications
Integration of technology into courses
Future Activity
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Academic Writing Online
WebCT: Continuing Programme
Cross-campus materials database
Cross-campus student activities
Continuing materials development
Continuing management
Continuing research
Conclusions
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Allowing the development
Enriching the experience
Pointing the way