Abstract
Abstract
The growing mobility of students worldwide increases the number of classes in international education. More and more teaching staff are confronted with new challenges, because the competency for teaching in the international classroom is not something that comes easily. It requires practice and learning of special skills. But what precisely are these skills? This article describes an ideal profile of the lecturer in the international classroom in the hope that it will give insight into the demanding role of standing before a culturally mixed group and, often, teaching in another language than your own.
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