Enhancing the International Researcher Experience in the Faculty of Arts
According to enrolment statistics at the University of Warwick's Strategic Planning and Analytics Office, 52% of all PG students in the Faculty of Arts were international in 2023/4.
53% from China
11% from India
6% North America
Studying as an international postgraduate student in the arts and humanities is a very exciting experience. You have opportunities to dive into texts and topics of your interest, discuss deeply with fellow students and collaborators from all over the globe, and conduct research in a new environment, archive, culture, and world view. But we also recognise that there are unique challenges that international PG students and researchers face in the Faculty of Arts. You might worry about how to adapt to academic writing styles in the UK, how to navigate departmental life as an international postgraduate, how to engage in and adapt to British seminar discussion and culture.
If you're an international PG student/researcher in the arts, then this Enhancing Research Cultures project is designed for you. We aim to provide a programme of support designed specifically for international PG students in the Faculty of Arts to ensure that you can succeed to the best of your ability in this faculty. See below for details our events this year and the people involved.
Our Events 24/5
Teaching with Confidence as an International GTA in the Arts and Humanities
Expectations for instructors and GTAs can be especially demanding in the arts--from designing lesson plans, to formulating text-based discussion questions, to offering feedback on student writing. Navigating these expectations and responsibilities can be especially difficult for individuals who have not studied or taught in the UK. This workshop will help international PG students who are teaching Warwick. It will provide key information for teaching in the UK higher education system, as well as provide a valuable space for international GTAs in the arts to meet and exchange best practice.
Whether you're teaching for the first time, planning to teach at Warwick in the future, or have taught a couple of modules here already, please do come along.
Event details:
Date: Term 1, November 6 2024, 5-7pm
Location: Oculus (OC1.03)
Sign up: Participant sign up sheet (please sign up by Nov 1 2024)
Food: Yes! There will be free pizza!
Navigating Text-based Discussion in Reading Groups and Seminars as a Global Participant
Research and study in the arts and humanities is never done in isolation. Instead, we aim to share our ideas, discuss our theories and questions, close-read together our texts of interest in reading groups and (for PGT students) seminar discussions. However, these spaces can be challenging for international PG students in the Faculty of Arts. Collaborating with Intercultural Training at Warwick, this workshop will provide tools and resources to help international PG students navigate discussion culture and etiquette as well as how to harness their own unique backgrounds to enhance discussion dynamics.
Event Details
Date: Term 2, February 12, 5-7pm
Location: Oculus (OC1.03)
Sign up: TBD
Food: Yes! There will be pizza!
The Global Impact of AI for PG Research and Study
More details about this workshop will be posted later.
Event Details
Date: Term 3, May 28, 5-7pm
Location: Oculus (OC1.03)
Sign up: TBD
Food: Yes! There will be pizza!
Department Specific Events
English and Comparative Literary Studies events
Tuesday, Oct 9, 5-7pmECLS International PG student Induction
History events
TBD
School of Modern Languages and Cultures events
TBD
Project Team
Dr. Nancy Haijing Jiang
Principle Investigator
English and Comparative Literary Studies
haijing.jiang@warwick.ac.uk
Professor David Lambert
Co-Investigator
History
Director of theCentre of Arts Doctoral Research Excellence
