The Lecturer Coach

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Paul Catteeuw

Abstract


Teaching has experienced dramatic changes in the last few decades. From ex cathedra lectures to the use of social media in a classroom is a giant leap for both lecturer and students. Paul Catteeuw, lecturer of intercultural communication at Charlemagne University College in Antwerp (Belgium), has explored the boundaries of the newest methods in competence teaching, but did not forget the knowledge component of the tuition process. As he developed a framework of intercultural competence for business students, he rethought his role as a lecturer. He moved from the central omniscient rostrum position to a place at the side of the classroom as a facilitator, coaching students in a new creative learning environment making use of activating learning forms such as zoom sessions, teamwork and many others. At the same time he introduced different forms of assessment. In this article Catteeuw describes the intensive, sometimes laborious process of the lecturer coach.


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How to Cite
Catteeuw, P. “The Lecturer Coach”. Linguaculture, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 2013, pp. 23-39, doi:10.1515/lincu-2015-0010.
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Teacher Education & Development
Author Biography

Paul Catteeuw, Charlemagne University College – Antwerp

Paul Catteeuw is a lecturer in intercultural communication. He studied Germanic Philology and published textbooks for German. From 1985 till 2007 he worked in higher education at Charlemagne University College Antwerp, Belgium. He did research on the acquisition of intercultural competence in a multicultural society. Between 2007 and 2009 he worked for CANON Cultuurcel, Flemish Ministry of Education and Training, where he had responsibilities related to interculturalisation, cultural heritage and teacher training. In 2009 he resumed his job as a lecturer at Charlemagne University College. His main interests: intercultural communication and cultural heritage (intangible heritage).

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