Difficulty in adapting to university life by Magdalena Fijalkowska https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d Realizzato con destrezza en-us 2018-06-24 17:12:34 UTC 2025-11-27 01:29:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Library anxiety among non-native speakers of English: A reappraisal m_c_fijalkowska https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268350030
  • language barrier
  • lack of library skills
  • retrieval barrier ('Students in China have more anxiety regarding information retrieval than those of other countries like America, Poland, Kuwait, and Israel'
  • strict rules and regulations

    • ]]>     2018-06-24 17:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268350030     SITUATION EXMPLES Current Research on Chinese Students Studying Abroad m_c_fijalkowska https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268350355
  • students mainly make friends with their co-nationals as a relief from stress using a foreign language all the time (Many international students reported having a large conational circle of friends: Chinese students studying in the USA also reported that they did not have many interests in common with their native US peers )
  • loneliness and depression as far away from home
  • academic difficulties (Chinese students have been long regarded as diligent learners, who are eager to fulfil the expectations of their lecturers and parents; nevertheless, they are ‘uncritical of information presented in the textbook and by the lecturers;


    • ]]>     2018-06-24 17:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268350355     BACKGROUND The anatomy of international students’ acculturation in UK universities m_c_fijalkowska https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268350698
  • culture shock ( 'Culture shock is defined as the anxiety that results from the loss of the familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse and the encounter with other cues that are strange' )
  • personal challenges (Issues outside their academic studies included finance, accommodation and the difficulty in interacting socially, especially with people who were familiar with the value system of the host country and therefore who could be ofconsiderablehelptothemwith regard to theiracculturation.)

    • ]]>     2018-06-24 17:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268350698     PROBLEMs Patterns of Adaptation of Chinese Postgraduate Students in the United Kingdom m_c_fijalkowska https://padlet.com/m_c_fijalkowska/kgzyr2h1my0d/wish/268351886
  • language problems and accents as greatest problem
  • differences in teaching and learning practices
  • adaptation in the various domains is interrelated (if student feels lonely this affects academic life)
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