Case methods of teaching and learning are now popular worldwide in practice-oriented disciplines,especially in business educa tion programs.This reality-and-problem based methodology has attested to be more effective ...Case methods of teaching and learning are now popular worldwide in practice-oriented disciplines,especially in business educa tion programs.This reality-and-problem based methodology has attested to be more effective than the traditional inputting mode by link ing theory with practice so as to develop students' ability of creativity,analysis,leadership,communication,problem-solving and the like.However,it becomes more complicated in bilingual context due to the language difficulty.This paper,investigated under the environment of a bilingual(English-Chinese) MBA program in China through the research instruments of class observation,interview and question naire,tries to explore the perceptions of seven case leaders(professors) and their students on the case-based pedagogy in their bilingual courses,and meanwhile,analyze some features and challenges of the classroom practice of cases among these teachers and their English L2 Chinese students.展开更多
文摘Case methods of teaching and learning are now popular worldwide in practice-oriented disciplines,especially in business educa tion programs.This reality-and-problem based methodology has attested to be more effective than the traditional inputting mode by link ing theory with practice so as to develop students' ability of creativity,analysis,leadership,communication,problem-solving and the like.However,it becomes more complicated in bilingual context due to the language difficulty.This paper,investigated under the environment of a bilingual(English-Chinese) MBA program in China through the research instruments of class observation,interview and question naire,tries to explore the perceptions of seven case leaders(professors) and their students on the case-based pedagogy in their bilingual courses,and meanwhile,analyze some features and challenges of the classroom practice of cases among these teachers and their English L2 Chinese students.
