Biggs
notes that research results indicate that the difficulties perceived by
international students differ in extent from problems perceived by local
students, and not in kind.
The ETOC,
the Expert Centre on Language, Communication and Education
Developing
additional (didactic) course elements (e.g. developing writing assignments).
Making
teaching aids (handouts, good practices, assignments) available (by means of an
online writing center).
Developing
policies concerning the teaching of communicative skills, aimed at imbedding
teaching communicative skills into curricula (Van Kruiningen, 2004).