Experiences and Practices of Northeastern University's English-teaching International MBA Program

Abstract

The School of Business Administration of Northeastern University (P.R. China) firstly launched its International MBA program in 2015 fall semester. Participants of the program are all international students. The teaching task is challenging to faculties as the students are diversified in their homelands, cultures, religions and languages, and most of the international students cannot communicate in Chinese. To ensure the quality of this program, the school decided to conduct all courses in English. In this paper, we outlined problems emerged during the teaching process and found that communication remained to be a major issue to be addressed. We discussed possible solutions to smooth the teaching process between faculty members and the students.