Fear of the Unknown: A Pre-Departure Qualitative Study of Turkish International Students

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Lorraine; Aktas, Gurhan
Titel	Fear of the Unknown: A Pre-Departure Qualitative Study of Turkish International Students
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 39 (2011) 4, S.339-355 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Culture; Foreign Countries; Language Aptitude; Misconceptions; Foreign Students; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Exchange Programs; Friendship; Language Proficiency; Fear; Islam; Developing Nations; Intervention; Coping; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Fremdes; Ausland; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Missverständnis; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Freundschaft; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Furcht; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bewältigung; Türkei
Abstract	This paper presents findings from 11 in-depth interviews with Turkish undergraduate students, who were, by the time of data collection, about to spend a semester at a European university under the Erasmus exchange scheme. The students all agreed to be interviewed about their feelings about studying in a foreign culture, and were found to be anxious prior to departure about the quality of accommodation in the new destination, their language ability and the opportunity to form friendships. Fears were expressed about possible misconceptions over Turkey as a Muslim and a developing country. Suggestions are made for HEI interventions to allay student travellers' concerns. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10