...INTERNATIONAL PR OGR AMS N LEARNING TOP UNIVERSITY TRANSFER • SUSTAINABILITY • ENGAGINGON LEARNING TOP UNIVERSITY TRANSFER • SUSTAINABILITY • ENGAGIN ACULTY • LEARN • IDEAL LOCATION • EXPERIENCE • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEFACULTY • LEARN • IDEAL LOCATION • EXPERIENCE • ACADEMIC EXCELLEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM • DIVERSITY • INTEGRATED STUDIES •• ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM • DIVERSITY • INTEGRATED STUDIES EARNING OUTCOMES • INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM • COMMUNITY • HIGHLEARNING OUTCOMES • INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM • COMMUNITY • HIG CHOOL COMPLETION • OPPORTUNITY • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP •SCHOOL COMPLETION • OPPORTUNITY • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP EST OF AMERICA • AFFORDABLE • STUDENT CLUBS • TECHNOLOGY • GLOBALBEST OF AMERICA • AFFORDABLE • STUDENT CLUBS • TECHNOLOGY • GLOB WARENESS • RIGOROUS CUR RICULUM • PACIFIC NORTHWEST • STUDENT-AWARENESS • RIGOROUS CUR RICULUM • PACIFIC NORTHWEST • STUDEN ENTERED • SMALL CLASSES • HANDS-ON LEARNING TOP UNIVERSITYCENTERED • SMALL CLASSES • HANDS-ON LEARNING TOP UNIVERSI RANSFER • SUSTAINABILITY • ENGAGING FACULTY • LEARN • IDEAL LOCATIONTRANSFER • SUSTAINABILITY • ENGAGING FACULTY • LEARN • IDEAL LOCATIO “One EXPERIENCE • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE • ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM •• EXPERIENCE of the reasons I picked Cascadia ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE • was because of its location. • LEARNING OUTCOMES • INTERNATION IVERSITY • INTEGRATED STUDIES • LEARNING OUTCOMES • INTERNATIONALDIVERSITY • INTEGRATED STUDIES There is lots of natural beauty...
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...Culture shock Any person who has lived in a foreign country as a student may experience differences in what the new culture considers important, values, and differences in the way that the new culture gets things done. Sometimes this conflict in values provokes physical and mental responses in a person living abroad. The reaction or response to unfamiliar situations is called Culture Shock. The term of “Culture Shock” is to describe the anxiety resulting from not knowing what to do in a new culture. As culture shock is a profoundly personal experience, it does not affect all people in the same way. Culture shock is a normal part of living in a foreign cultural environment, for it is one of the biggest problems that students face coming to foreign country. As the reaction changes in unexpected directions, it is necessary to identify what situations cause culture shock, and in what moments students experience the problem in order to teach individual new coping strategies. First of all, as culture shock happens inside each international student who encounters unfamiliar events and unexpected circumstances, it’s possible to identify what situations may cause culture shock. Ten international students were surveyed and their opinions about what are the cause of culture shock. The most common reasons that international students are uncomfortable here. As can be seen, most of the students interviewed addressed the issue of homesickness as an important factor to their discomfort...
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...International Students: Bridging the Gap between Two Cultures Irma Ahmad Wan Norhaizar Harun Nurisyalliena Ishak Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Abstract Cultural differences play an important role in the academic environment. It is often being overlooked by university, society and even among the international students themselves. When dealing with international students, there is an overlap between perception and acceptance towards readiness and adaptation to the cultural differences. International students’ readiness and ability to adapt with local cultural has influenced on how the university and society view and accept them. In this paper, it explores the understanding and challenges for international students to adapt themselves in UniMAP. It also looks on the effectiveness of university effort in building an inclusive academic environment for its international students. Introduction The Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia has taken a big step in becoming a hub for the international students. The aim is proven by the number of international students in Malaysia. As for the year 2008, it was reported that 16,991 students from foreign countries are studying here (Bernama, Dec 3 2008). In order not to be left behind, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has adhere to the Ministry Of Higher Education aspiration by taking 168 international students that come from various countries namely China, Yemen, Iraq and Pakistan. 74 of them are the undergraduates’...
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...Relevant Literature Rawling, M. & Sue, E. Preparedness of Chinese students for American culture and communicating in English. * Focus groups with eight Chinese students studying in America to measure the expectations and perceived realities of their experiences. * Chinese students are unprepared for American culture and language by their classes in China. * When students experience or perceive discrimination as a result of their culture or limited English proficiency, they are less likely to engage with other members of the community. * More engagement and public efforts to address stereotyping and decrease discrimination. * Suggestion: addressing popular culture portrayals of Asians and Asian Americans * “Students may feel uncertain about how to respond to or conduct themselves in various situations, causing them to feel inadequate, misunderstood, and dejected” (Rawling & Sue, p. 31). * Suggestion: Mentorship or “buddy” program – pairing American students with Chinese students to give them a resource in navigating cultural situations. * International students feel more homesick, but students that interact with others at their host institution feel less homesick. * Zhang & Xu (2007) reported that Chinese students were not accustomed to receiving syllabi for courses and did not utilize them to gain important course information. * Suggestion: Stress importance of reading syllabi and asking questions, possibly...
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...Comprehending the experiences of Chinese International Students at a Canadian University: Viewpoints, Prospects, and Experiences 1. Background information Recently, the number of global students coming to Canada has been increasing quickly. In 2007, more than 60,000 global students came to Canada, "speaking to a 4.6 percent increment over the earlier year" (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2008). In the same way as other colleges in Canada, the University of Windsor has likewise been drawing in an expanding number of worldwide students of late, and the number of inhabitants in universal students from China includes one of the greatest groups of global students at the University. At the time of information gathering, around 400 universal students from China were enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate programmes, which is pretty nearly 27 percent of the worldwide students’ populace of the University. It is vital for the college to obviously see how dedicated these students are with their learning and backgrounds, as this data might straightforwardly influence the enrollment and maintaining of foreign students. We learnt from reliable sources that numerous Chinese foreign students at the University of Windsor are encountering different difficulties. Our conference with staff at the International Students Center at the University affirmed this announcement taking into account their perceptions, saying that one of the significant difficulties for the universal students is their powerless...
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...Marketing Intelligence & Planning The changing body of students: A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students Jie Liu Article information: To cite this document: Jie Liu, (2010),"The changing body of students", Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 28 Iss 7 pp. 812 830 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02634501011086436 Downloaded on: 12 October 2014, At: 16:08 (PT) References: this document contains references to 46 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 1982 times since 2010* Downloaded by UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER At 16:08 12 October 2014 (PT) Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: (1999),"Teaching graduates to mind their own business", Education + Training, Vol. 41 Iss 9 pp. Helen Connor, Sue Shaw, Brenda Little, (2008),"Graduate development in European employment: issues and contradictions", Education + Training, Vol. 50 Iss 5 pp. 379-390 (1999),"Teaching graduates to mind their own business", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 20 Iss 7 pp. - Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by 471881 [] For Authors If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please...
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...[pic] TOPIC: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK Student: Pham Trang Huyen My Student ID: 77142444 10 weeks Pre-sessional course December, 2013 List of content Abstract 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Literature review 5 2.1. Higher Education in the UK 5 2.2. Teacher-student relationships and the quality of teaching 5 2.3. Different learning styles 6 2.4. Group work 7 2.5. Financial issues 8 3. Methodology 9 4. Results 10 5. Discussion 14 6. Conclusion 16 List of References 17 Appendix 19 Abstract Higher education is a competitive business which produces huge benefits for the UK economy. This paper reveals international students’ attitudes about UK higher education and focuses on direct factors which can affect students’ opinions. Reports of international students’ attitudes already carried out in Leeds Metropolitan University are analyzed and the main findings are emphasized. A total of eighteen international students interviewed provided data on their experience in UK education that involves the challenges they have faced and what they have achieved. The project concludes that not only UK tuition fees but also the quality of education can affect international students’ decision to study in the UK. Therefore measures should be taken in...
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...Influence of language difference and clique. Nowadays, as the development of international integration increases under the globalization. The communication between countries are increasingly frequent, and modern technology has also been widely used,people are now able travel to many country in short time. America continues to be the most preferred destination for international students, Many Chinese students choose American colleges as their future college. As a Chinese international student who study abroad in America, a majority of us face a same issue, the issue is international students cannot interacting with local culture. Due to different language and different place for international students, they cannot communicate with native speakers well and do not have many natives friends. The number of international students study abroad increase in recent 10 years, most of the parents rather to pay higher tuition that want their children have a better place to study. International education offers a student a unique experience and exposure to the world by interacting with people from different cultures, religion, and socio-cultural backgrounds. However, international students whose English is not their first language often finds difficulties integrating into the new culture as their ability to communicate fluently and effectively is thwarted. International students use barely English with natives and it is hard to communicate with others. In addition, it is hard to make...
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...English 90 5 June 2015 How International Students Deal with Culture Shock The population of international students in foreign countries continues to surge in recent years with students coming from a range of nationalities. For instance, according to the Institute of International Education, “Over 723,270 international students intended [sic] U.S. Colleges, universities and institutes in the 2010 – 2011 school year” (Foreign Students). The number of foreign students in the United States has been increasing gradually over the past few years. “Numerous universities specifically take measures to attract international students for financial reasons as well as a measure to enrich the college environment and add diversity to the students’ population” (Hser 37). However, many international students have been facing many challenges and problems to adapt themselves to the new foods, activities, cultures, customs and languages in the foreign country. The process of adapting, understanding and recognizing these changes is called culture shock. The deep understanding of the meaning of culture shock, the stages of culture shock and the solutions to overcome culture shock can reduce the rate of culture shock problems. The phrase “culture shock” denotes the anxiety that can be experienced when people move from a familiar culture to a different culture. It can affect anyone who travels to a foreign country at any time, perhaps especially international students. According to Oberg, “Culture...
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...Accounting Students Dr Anura De Zoysa School of Accounting and Finance University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2500 Australia Tel: 61 2 42215382 Fax: 61 2 42214297 E-mail: anura@uow.edu.au And Dr Kathy Rudkin School of Accounting and Finance University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2500 Australia Tel: 61 2 42213148 Fax: 61 2 42214297 E-mail: krudkin@uow.edu.au The Effects of Employment on Academic Performance of Australian Accounting Students ABSTRACT This study examines factors that impact students engaged in paid employment while studying in a tertiary accounting program in a regional Australian university. It examines the differences in experience of domestic and international students. No direct significant relationship was found between paid employment and academic performance for the overall study sample. There was a positive relationship found between paid employment and academic performance with respect to domestic students. However, in the case of international students a negative relationship between paid employment and academic performance was observed. A significant positive relationship between a shift work pattern of paid employment and academic performance was found. The Effects of Employment on Academic Performance of Australian Accounting Students 1. Introduction This study makes a contribution to the literature identifying and examining the factors that impact student performance...
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...Relations Program for OVAL International Business Contest for Students I. Situation OVAL International Business Contest for Students is a competition of creative business ideas for university students from China, Japan and Korea. Once a year, the committees of the three countries take turns to hold the Contest in Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul. During the seven-day contest, participants join in intercultural communication, develop a comprehensive understanding of different cultures and adopt an international outlook while writing a complete business plan of a designated subject. The Contest’s participants mainly come from top universities such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing Foreign Studies University in China, University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Keio University in Japan and Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University in Korea. Only 30 participants from each country can take part in the final contest after the selection organized by the three committees respectively. As a university famous for business studies, University of International Business and Economics has been a major source of participants for the Contest. According to statistics provided by Program Manager of 11th OVAL China Committee, 636 participants applied for the Contest in 2011 among which 195 participants were from University of International Business and Economics...
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...THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL MARKET: TRAVELSTYLE, MOTIVATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES GREG RICHARDS* and JULIE WILSON† *Fundació Interarts (Interarts Foundation) and Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain †Department of Geography and History, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain Abstract: One sign of the growing interest in student travel both from the tourism industry and academic researchers is the global independent travel survey conducted by the International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC) and the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS). The survey, conducted in 2002, covers the profile and travel behavior of 1630 students booking travel from student travel organizations in eight countries. This article reports the initial results of this research. The survey showed that students are frequent travel consumers with extensive previous experience of relatively long trips outside of their own world region. Most students see their travelstyle as that of “traveler,” but a significant proportion of the market characterized their travel as “backpacking.” Motivations reflecting a desire for experience are prevalent with student travelers, particularly in terms of exploring other cultures. Motivations tend to be differentiated by destination region and travelstyle and are distinct between students and other young travelers. In spite of these differences in motivation, however, the activities actually engaged in showed little differentiation between...
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... PART 1: Members’ Information Student Name: Nguyen Tran Mai Anh Student Number: s3357644 Program: Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) Top three relevant achievements, skills or experiences: 1. Achieved a high distinction in Marketing Principles, Market Research and Marketing Communications January 2011, June 2013 and September 2013. 2. 1 of the 3 recipients of the RMIT Academic Excellence Full Scholarship in September 2012 3. Excellent communication skills, obtained from holding the position of Business. Development Executive at the youth organization AIESEC Hanoi. Current GPA: 3.70 Current Semester: 06 Student Name: Nguyen Dang Huy Student Number: s3393111 Program: Bachelor of Business (Marketing) Top three relevant achievements, skills or experiences: 1. Achieved a high distinction in Buyer Behaviors and a distinction in Marketing Principles. 2. Possess a wide range of soft skills through leadership roles as a Media Officer for the RMIT Student Council, Lead Designer at RMIT Marketing Club and Marketing Manager at RMIT Student Engagement Support Group. 3. A professional visual communicator with the ability to produce multimedia materials that helps build powerful and convincing presentations. Current GPA: 3.25 Current Semester: 04 2 NIELSEN CASE COMPETITION 2013 HANOI EDITION Student Name: Ngo Viet Huong Student Number: s3393213 Program: Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) Top three relevant achievements, skills or experiences: 1. Achieved a high distinction in...
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...Dawn Hassan Honors English III Colleges Should Make it Mandatory: for Students to Study Abroad for Specific Major’s Millions of students across the world every year graduate and during this time realize that seeking a job is very arduous.In a few years we(I) will be in the same situation and will also experience the difficulties of finding a job. Today’s job market for graduating students is prodigiously competitive since these graduates are not only competing for jobs with student’s from their universities or country, but with students from across the world. 97% of students who have accomplished their academic studies abroad have found a secure employment within 12 months (Stone). Colleges should make it obligatory for students in categorical majors to study abroad because it has the capacity to yield academic skills, provide gregarious and cultural benefits, and advantages in the employment field. Studying abroad has the capacity of yielding academic skills. Students will have the opportunity to experience different educational systems and ways of learning. They will find themselves challenging their own conceptions and notions once they’ve had the chance to experience an alternative perspective. Students will learn how to appreciate different cultures and solve dilemmas while operating in an environment from what they’re habituated to (Berdan). Graduates with a foreign insight have...
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...The changing body of students A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students Jie Liu Department of Business and Management Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK Abstract Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students, and discuss possible implications for postgraduate marketing education in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The research uses primary data collected from postgraduate marketing students at four British universities. Factor analysis is used to evaluate the convergent validity of the survey questionnaire and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to examine the internal consistency and reliability of the variables composing the major scales. Findings – The results indicate that postgraduate marketing education today faces a culturally diverse student body coupled with a notable lack of relevant work experience. Students are found to have relatively low perception of their preparedness for postgraduate study and high expectations for support and practical experience in marketing. Research limitations/implications – The sample used is relatively small although the high response rate achieved would help add validity to the study. Further research should examine the ways in which students draw on their prior-learning experience to make sense of their learning process. Practical implications – This study should...
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