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Publication Date: 2015
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The International Student's Experience: An Exploratory Study of Students from Vietnam
Wearring, Andrew; Le, Huong; Wilson, Rachel; Arambewela, Rodney
International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, v14 n1 p71-89 2015
International students are an important part of today's global university sector. This paper explores, through 10 in-depth interviews, the perceptions of Vietnamese international students studying with regard to their experience of teaching and learning in Australia. The findings indicate that Vietnamese students struggle with language, assessment, and Western teaching and learning styles. Many interviewees felt that local students often lumped them together with other international students, who sometimes had no desire to befriend or work with them. The paper provides recommendations on how to improve students' experiences and adds to the current debate on international students' satisfaction, with general implications for international education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes, Student Adjustment, Language Proficiency, Cultural Differences, Student Diversity, Student Characteristics, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Educational Environment, Barriers, Coping, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society. ANZCIES Secretariat, Curtin University, Box U1987, Perth, WA Australia. Tel: +61-8-9266-7106; Fax: +61-8-9266-3222; e-mail: editor@iejcomparative.org; Web site: http://www.iejcomparative.org
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Vietnam
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