Practical notes on teaching computer basics in English to international college students in China

With fast pace taken towards globalization in higher education in China, recent years have witnessed the steadily growing number of foreign students coming to China pursuing for their advanced academic degrees. Based on the firsthand teaching and administering experience, the authors deliver this paper aiming at sharing some points in teaching basic computer course including curriculum design and teaching methods, etc., and recognizing the characteristics of foreign students distinctive from that of their Chinese peers. It is expected that this work may render some practical notes for course construction of international students and facilitating the process of China´s ongoing higher education internationalization.