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Exploring Third Space Dynamics Among Chinese Learners in a Sino-Foreign University Classroom

Exploring Third Space Dynamics Among Chinese Learners in a Sino-Foreign University Classroom
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Author(s): Lim Chai Lee (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 18
Source title: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Asian Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Amrita Kaur (Wenzhou-Kean University, China)and Mohammad Noman (Wenzhou-Kean University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3727-1.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter centered on a threefold format of teaching and class arrangement for a Communication major required course, tailored for first-year students at a Sino-foreign cooperative university in China. Reflection from teaching, class observation, focus group and intercultural communication competency survey will be discussed to explore how SoTL can serve as a tool for creating third space dynamics. The hybridity of presence of multilingual instructors, cultural diversity, and thoughtful classroom design fosters intercultural awareness and cultivates a realm of possibilities. It encourages productive instability and prompts the adaptation of one's understanding of 'self' and 'others'.

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