Student-centred approaches.
1. Begins with the way courses are designed/ organised, they must have clear structures, schedules and assessment /examination that align clearly to the learning outcomes of the course.
2. These courses are designed in particular in mind for international students, and this means the courses embed international, intercultural and local dimensions in the course content.
2. The topics in courses are taught by several expert lecturers/researchers (common in Sweden) with strong pedagogical and content knowledge. The reason for using several lecturers/researchers teaching is to ensure high quality student learning, While lecturers' pedagogical approaches vary (as they should) the focus is always on inclusion and student learning.
3. Student- centred learning activities involve blended learning, whole class or group discussions, study visits, individuals learning, group or individual presentation etc. In Sweden there is strong focus on students' being responsibility for their own learning and to encourage independent learning a great deal of time is provided for self- study. This has confused many international students as their experiences often is related to traditional learning where teacher directed learning, and rote learning is the norm.
4. All students are provided with support relating to the assessment tasks (e.g., English Academic Writing, peer feedback and from the course coordinator they receive general feedback).
The main goal of all learning is for students to be inspired to continue learning.