Language difficulties and cultural challenges of international students in an Australian university preparation program
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Language difficulties and cultural challenges of international students in an Australian university preparation program |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1417 |
Book Title | Language, culture and social connectedness |
Authors | Park, Sang-Soon (Author) and Son, Jeong-Bae (Author) |
Editors | Dashwood, Ann and Son, Jeong-Bae |
Page Range | 35-55 |
Chapter Number | 3 |
Number of Pages | 21 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Place of Publication | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781443829922 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.cambridgescholars.com/language-culture-and-social-connectedness-16 |
Abstract | While studying in a new educational environment in a foreign country, students from non-English speaking backgrounds experience various English language problems and cultural differences. Previous studies indicate that linguistic and cultural variations seem to be a problem that comes about reciprocally. They also point out that the question of how to adapt to transitional changes in new styles of learning and communication needs to be answered in diverse contexts. The study reported in this chapter investigates language and cultural barriers faced by international students in an Australian university preparation program. It looks at English language and cross-cultural difficulties of university preparation program students and the ways in which they deal with those difficulties in order to continue their studies. It also discusses possible ways of assisting the students for their further studies in undergraduate or postgraduate degree programs at Australian universities. |
Keywords | language difficulties; cultural differences; english as a second language; international students; Australian university preparation programs; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390108. LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy |
390303. Higher education | |
470108. Organisational, interpersonal and intercultural communication | |
Public Notes | Chapter 3. All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. |
Byline Affiliations | English Language Centre |
Faculty of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0wxq/language-difficulties-and-cultural-challenges-of-international-students-in-an-australian-university-preparation-program
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