Becky Bergman
RESEARCH
My research focuses on intercultural communication within engineering education; globally networked communities; and content and language integrated learning. My PhD project is entitled “Home and international engineering students’ experiences of intercultural group work”.
TEACHING
I am a university lecturer in Intercultural Communication, TESOL and Academic Writing with over 20 years’ experience at all levels, ages and abilities. I have been examiner and course leader for a range of courses from 1st year undergraduate to PhD to staff to company training. I have led a number of pedagogical projects including intercultural communication; student writing guide; online learning materials and integrated courses.
Present teaching:
Interventions in Master's programs working with intercultural communication
Diploma course: Diversity and inclusion in learning in higher education
CLS045 Global and intercultural competence (open to all students at Chalmers)
OTHER DUTIES
Organising research seminars at Communication and Learning in Science
SIG21 JURE representative for EARLI
Member of the program council for the bachelor’s programmes in Electrical Engineering

Showing 20 publications
Studying online in international Master’s engineering programs: lessons learnt from a pandemic
Intercultural collaboration for HE students: current and possible research directions
An inclusive, international learning environment?
Making the culturally diverse classroom work: activities for successful groups
Students are stories: Individual experiences of intercultural group work in engineering
Making the culturally diverse classroom work: Activities for successful groups
Teaching writing for academic purposes to multilingual students. Instructional approaches
Integration activities in the culturally diverse classroom: crossing the divide
Forming effective culturally diverse work teams in project courses
Intercultural competence for all students: how prepared are our students for the global workplace?
Bridging the gap: Integrating Content and Language in the English-Mediated Classroom
Intercultural Competence – Stakeholders and Learning Activities at the University
Connecting across cultures: student peer support for writing
Using learning platforms in optional language courses
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