This is a presentation that Emma Durham and I gave at the Thai TESOL conference in Khon Kaen, Thailand in 2008.
Please cite as: Durham, E., & Owen, H. (2008, January 24-26). In transit: Conquering linguistic and cultural changes in education. Paper presented at the English Language Teaching: Progress in Practice and Policy Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Em How we share our expectations and policies with students. Policies are often ignored and expectations not met as they are not understood and their relevance is not seen until it is 'too late'! Linguistic and cultural changes within a student's education, or indeed any changes with his / her education can be assisted by making policies and expectations overt and explicit from the outset, especially when they have changed dramatically. Content can then be addressed.