Analyse the situation described below. What is a possible reason for the Indian student’s emotional reaction? What rules of contracting have not been met/understood in the communication between the teacher and an international student? 


SITUATION 1:

 A student from India, studying for a master's degree at one of Latvia's universities, is asked to prepare a single study topic of their choice for the next class. This includes finding authors to support the chosen theory. The professor assigns this task, and most students (of Latvian cultural origin) feel satisfied at the end of the lecture. They do not ask any additional questions. However, the Indian student appears visibly upset and angry. The teacher clearly missed something in the explanations. The question is what? 

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PONDER POINT 3: 

List five-six questions and develop potential answers at the procedural level of the contract between the teacher and the students the Latvian professor from Situation 1 could use to make this experience more inclusive for the international student.

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