Challenges of Learning English in Australia towards Students Coming from Selected Southeast Asian Countries: Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia

Autor/in	Nguyen, Cao Thanh
Titel	Challenges of Learning English in Australia towards Students Coming from Selected Southeast Asian Countries: Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 4 (2011) 1, S.13-20 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Immigrants; English (Second Language); College Bound Students; Language Proficiency; Teaching Styles; Cultural Differences; Student Experience; Language Teachers; Semi Structured Interviews; Barriers; Cognitive Style; Cultural Influences; Teacher Student Relationship; Sociolinguistics; Attitude Measures; Higher Education; Asia; Australia; Indonesia; Thailand; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Kultureller Unterschied; Studienerfahrung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Soziolinguistik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Asien; Australien; Indonesien
Abstract	The paper will explore the challenges students from selected South East Asian countries (Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia) face while studying English in Australia before entering into Australian University courses. These students must contend not only with different styles of teaching and learning, but also with the challenge of adapting to a new culture. The study was conducted at one of the largest language institutions in Melbourne (affiliated with a major University), and the results collected draw on the English learning experiences of nine students (three Vietnamese, three Thai and three Indonesian) and two language teachers. Semi-structured interviews were adopted as the primary data collection method, and this allowed the major problems that these students experience while studying English for University entry to be identified. The findings of this paper include reasons why Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian students find it difficult to study in Australia, and possible solutions for overcoming these difficulties and improving the English proficiency of students from these countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01