...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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...Contributing to the Holistic Development of FEU Students This research digest is an informative tool of the University Counseling and Career Office with its major goal, to analyze and contribute novel ideas, towards the growing field of guidance and counseling. The main objective of which is to intensify the holistic welfare of the FEU students. Furthermore, this digest features the scholarly work of the adept and experienced team of the UCCO focusing on the counselor-based programs and action plans. With this, the team is delighted to share with you this annual digest as a response to the emerging needs and for the sustenance of the value of excellence of the Institution. POINTS OF INTEREST Page 2 UCCO’s SWOT Analysis, Nature of Counseling and Special Cases: Basis for a Comprehensive FEU-UCCO Guidance Program A Five Year Cross-Sectional Survey of FEU Institutional Exit Interviews An Evaluation on the Needs Assessment as Basis for Revision of ACE Modules College Adjustment Level of F r e s hm e n I nt e r na t i o na l Students Profile of FEU Students under the Selective Retention Policy Learning Style Profile of Freshmen Students of FEUMakati Psychological and Adjustment Problems Among Freshmen Architecture Students Results of the Module Evaluation on Leadership and Self-Empowerment Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Warmest regards, Dr. Sheila Marie G. Hocson, UCCO Director UCCO provides an opportunity for students to understand themselves better, identify...
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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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...Educational Counsellors e Education of International Counseling Psychology Students in the United States Y. Barry Chung University of Illinois at Urbana-Charnpaign The special needs and concerns of international counseling psychology students in the United States have been largely ignored. The purpose of this paper is to discuss education issues regarding this student population . Topics covered include: admission, language and cultural adjustment, learning experience, practicum and internship, thesis and dissertation, reentry, and recommendations for future research . Many counseling psychology education programs in the United States are committed to increasing diversity in their student body by recruiting students from different demographic backgrounds (e .g ., sex, age, geographic location, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical disability, etc .) . Some programs are more successful than others in this effort . However, a diverse student body also demands special attention in education programs . It is obvious that students from different backgrounds may have different needs and concerns . Unfortunately, some programs tend to treat everybody the same way with limited assistance for the professional growth of students from diverse backgrounds . International counseling psychology students in the U.S . are among those whose needs and concerns are largely ignored . International students constitute a significant portion of the student population and they certainly contribute...
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...Commonwealth Ombudsman What does the Overseas Students Ombudsman do? The Overseas Students Ombudsman investigates complaints about problems that international students have with private schools, college and universities (education providers) in Australia. If you are not satisfied with a decision or action taken by your private registered education provider, you should ask about their internal complaints and appeals process. If you complain to your provider, but you are not satisfied with the result, you can complain to the Ombudsman. Who can complain to the Overseas Students Ombudsman? Intending, current and former overseas students can contact the Ombudsman about an action or decision taken by their private registered education provider in Australia. Family or friends of overseas students, who are concerned about a problem an overseas student is having with a private provider, can also contact the Ombudsman. See: Permission for someone else to act on my behalf form What can I complain about? You can complain about your provider if you believe they may not have followed the rules correctly or treated you fairly. Complaints might be about: * refusing admission to a course * fees and refunds * course or provider transfers * course progress or attendance * cancellation of enrolment * accommodation or work arranged by your provider * Incorrect advice given by an education agent. The Overseas Students Ombudsman can investigate complaints about education...
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... The journal article ‘Lessons on Plagiarism: Issues for Teachers and Learners’ focuses on how universities have not dealt with student plagiarism issues fairly and adequately in Australian universities and, in particular, further localising the issue to Adelaide. Set over 10 years ago, the article mainly uses then current research, circa 2003 and delves as far back as 1996. Declared a prevalent issue of the times, the article concerns tertiary students, an academic Rights Officer and university staff members to ‘explore’, offer insight and, finally, to touch on possible future actions. Three case studies are presented to support the author’s argument. The first case study involves a humanities undergraduate who was accused of plagiarism, and ‘it was the opinion of the assessor that the incorrect referencing was not a result of ignorance or misunderstanding of the conventions’, according to the Head of Department (Anyanwu 2004, p. 179). Interestingly, a number of ‘breaches’ were outlined to support the assessor’s judgement. The case study was resolved by the Head of Department concluding that ‘the breaches were a result of ignorance and misunderstanding, and offered her the opportunity to resubmit the assignment’ (Anyanwu 2004, p. 179). Through the first case study, the problem of how long it took to resolve the issue through fault of the academic authorities, raised an important point however the main evidence put forward was slightly confusing...
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...will assist the target market, international students studying in Australia, to easily find and use necessities that they would need to enjoy themselves in their free time. Specifically the business will act as an intermediary between regular suppliers of holiday-related equipment and the customers, thereby increasing the possible scope of equipment available, providing more attractive prices to customers and saving costs on maintenance and warehouse fees. The name Holi-Rent will be in place to serve as a simple yet memorable name for customers. With the increasing trend of international students coming to study in Australia for significant periods of time, there is a great opportunity to cater to these individuals. While they come with the predominant intention to study, in their free time they are also tourists in Australia. Like for many students, time and money are limited and coming from overseas many of them are restricted in what they can bring to enjoy themselves. This, factored in with the difficulties of being in a different country, add to the overall problems of finding what they need in a new setting, particularly for their more adventurous needs. Holi-Rent serves to therefore ease the difficulties in finding what they need to enjoy themselves with, providing customers with easy access to a variety of products in a convenient and affordable manner. The company consequently also reduces the financial burden, as the international students need not restrict themselves...
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...home of the topnotchers in different fields of medical science. In that note, the growing population of new students, Filipino and even foreign students is observable. Entering into a new university is a big challenge for every freshmen student because they need to adapt to the new setting. For many young people, the transition to college is relatively smooth and they learn to handle their new lives well. But for some, however, the need to manage new schedules, new friendships, new responsibilities and intense study can be overwhelming. Adjustment with university life is considered one of the main indicators of success in university life as it is an indicator for the student’s ability to face the problems resulting from fulfilling his academic, social and emotional needs. Through achieving adjustment with university life the students will be able to form a kind of good relationships with others in the university leading him to enhance his academic achievement. Moreover, adjustment with university life can be a strong indicator of the academic level of the students from one hand and the level of social relations development and achieving personal goals from the other hand. We can note that many educational scholars studied this aspect in order to explore the status of the academic, social and psychological level of undergraduate students then determining the problems facing them when trying to achieve their goals. The stage of university life is an important part of the student’s...
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...Ivy Tech Community College Region 14—Bloomington Multilingual English Composition (Fall 2015) Syllabus Flag this Flag! All your college classes should have a syllabus—a schedule and list of course requirements, goals, and policies. Syllabi are like course contracts. By staying in the class, you agree to follow the “rules” of the syllabus. If you lose your syllabus, you can get another from Blackboard/Start Here. Flag this Flag! All your college classes should have a syllabus—a schedule and list of course requirements, goals, and policies. Syllabi are like course contracts. By staying in the class, you agree to follow the “rules” of the syllabus. If you lose your syllabus, you can get another from Blackboard/Start Here. Class & Section Number: ENGL 111-16N Tuesdays and Thursdays (T/R), 11:00-12:15, B209 Instructor Information NAME: Julie Kraft EMAIL: jkraft10@ivytech.edu OFFICE HOURS: By appointment SUPERVISOR INFORMATION: Annie Gray, English Department Chair, Room C118, Phone: 812-330-6038, agray@ivytech.edu Required Materials REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: * Wilhoit, A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, 6th edition, Pearson (Custom edition for Ivy Tech) * Hacker and Sommers, A Pocket Style Manual, 6th edition, Bedford/St. Martin’s * Ivy Tech Bloomington literary magazine, mê tis, Volume 8 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS & EXPENSES: * Printouts of Blackboard readings and items you research for essays * Electronic storage device * Folder...
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...abroad for further studies and adapt to different cultures. The numbers of students studying abroad have been increased largely in the twenty years. Undoubtedly, students can widen their horizons, get more life experiences and become more independent through studying abroad. However, every coin has two sides and studying abroad is not an exception. Studying abroad has a lot of fun, but certainly not easy. As a student, I personally think that the most challenge thing is the academic study. The challenge of academic language study consists in following classes, reading textbooks in timely period (Lin, Yi), understanding professors' words, taking lecture notes, and giving oral presentations (Ziyan, Hong), asking professors questions and interacting in seminar discussions and so on. I, personally, think the reading and oral speech are very hard to international students especially to Chinese students in Saint Louis University because all my Chinese friends are struggling in reading English texts and communicating clearly in class. In colleges, students have many resources to read before and after classes. The challenges in reading reflect in two aspects. First, the number of reading assignments are more than that you excepted. My friends me all struggle to finish our reading every day. Especially those classes belong to Arts and Science, such as History, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. On average, students have fifteen classes one week, and we need to read all the materials before...
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... F. Perceives the similarities of culture WAT Advantages 3 G. Provides English exercises H. Discovers the living in US I. Increases knowledge of US J. Visits US locations K. Goes to favourite cities L. Finds out about US III. Gains experience for work life A. Gains business culture B. Gets direct experinces C. Enhances knowledge in a global company D. Improves his CV E. Gains international work experience F. Gets CV to top G. Provides job allied to schoolwork H. Expands commercial interaction IV. Gains a new outlook on life A. Gains a brand-new vision B. Experiences unusual situations C. Gains actual living skills D. Gains independance and maturity E. Solves daily problems F. Gets pals from different countries...
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...International Students are a huge part of every university. Every year, hundreds of thousands of students from all over the world come to the US. These students expect many things from the universities in America. Almost every student before coming to the US researches about the changes in cultures, lifestyles and behaviors. Some students even try to implement these changes in their daily life in their home country. However, they experience different culture, environment and surroundings than expected. This astonishment is termed as culture shock. This is not a mere woe of a single person; it’s common for all the aliens! So to adjust in a new place and adapt to a new culture, different organizations within the college should conduct different...
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...International & Exchange Student Center STEP 2a: International Student (F1) Mandatory Immigration Advisement Session Spring 2015 Functions of the International & Exchange Student Center (IESC) Who are we and what do we do? IESC provides the following services to all international (F1) students once they have been formally admitted to the university: 1) Ensure that students comply with the laws and regulations of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); 2) Refer students to the appropriate department for academic advising in their major field of study; 3) Advise students with personal or academic related problems; IESC FUNCTIONS (con’t) In addition to providing immigration advisement services, the IESC also coordinates cultural and social events so that international students can share their national heritage with the campus educational community. A New Student Orientation Program is provided before the semester begins to assist international students in adjusting to the campus environment and American customs. CONTACT INFORMATION Address: 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8445 Telephone: (818) 677-3053 Fax: (818) 677-4191 Website: Location: www.csun.edu/international University Student Union (USU), Building C Click here for a campus map. HOURS OF OPERATION Office Hours Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (Students may pick-up and drop-off documents during these hours. Please call ahead to check on the status of your...
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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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...Zeiss As an international student in CPCC, I just want to express my sincere appreciation to you for being a strong leadership. CPCC is a great school where I can receive quality academic instruction in a good environment. Thank you for your supporting that I can learn education system based on the development technologies and professional skills. However, there are some problems that may exist at CPCC and I am not satisfied with them at all. The first thing is that I have a parking problem at school and it happens to me many times. The parking lot is so terrible, sometimes I try to get to school early but it takes me 20 minutes to find a spot and I’ve had to miss class. I have to circle the parking lot over and over and people get so irritated. I see two people waiting for the same parking spot and nobody is willing to budge . Finally, I have to park far away from my campus and walk to school. That is really bad, isn’t it? I think it is necessary to find the best solution to this problem. The second issue is the textbooks cost high so students can not afford to buy the book. I wonder that why they cost a lot since I already pay extremely high tuition rates. Apparently, textbooks cost more than 200 dollars on each semester. Some people may be unable to attend class because of the costs too high. They spend more hours working to cover the cost, therefore they might get bad grades on the exams. As a student at CPCC, I think books should be provided to students before school...
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