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Causes of Stress for Causes of Stress for International StudentsInternational Students

Causes of Stress for Causes of Stress for International StudentsInternational Students

http://ombhagyamrut.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/stress-in-international-students-life.html

IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroductionDefinition

The challenging process of adjusting to new requirements, surroundings and people, and

difficulty of striking a balance between studies and personal well-being.

- State Government of Victoria (2013)

World Health Organisation (2009):"Poor mental health is both a cause and a

consequence of poverty, compromised education, gender inequality, ill-health, violence and other

global challenges."

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OverviewOverviewOverviewOverview

1) Differences in Educational Systems

1) Differences in Educational Systems

2) Culture Shock2) Culture Shock

3) Academic and Personal Demands3) Academic and

Personal Demands

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http://2vancouver.com/en/articles/culture-shock-in-vancouver

http://www.echinacities.com/news/An-Education-How-Chinas-System-Differs-from-the-Wests#page_cmt

Differences in Educational Systems


A) Learning A) Learning ResourcesResourcesB) Essay B) Essay Writing Writing SkillsSkills

C) Critical C) Critical ThinkingThinking

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A) Learning Resources (Brown, L. A) Learning Resources (Brown, L. n.d.)n.d.)

A) Learning Resources (Brown, L. A) Learning Resources (Brown, L. n.d.)n.d.)

TRADITIONAL

PENS, PENCIL, PAPER

COMPUTERISING

Computers, Electrical Instruments

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Brown, L. n.d.



B) Essay Writing Skills (Brown n.d.) B) Essay Writing Skills (Brown n.d.) B) Essay Writing Skills (Brown n.d.) B) Essay Writing Skills (Brown n.d.)

•No past experience

•Paragraph designing and language skills

•Expressing own ideas in essays

http://www.essay.tv/

http://www.essay.tv/



C) Critical ThinkingC) Critical Thinking(Ballard &Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)(Ballard &Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)

C) Critical ThinkingC) Critical Thinking(Ballard &Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)(Ballard &Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)

Australian Educators expect

Analysis Comparison



Educational Approaches

Reproductive

AnalyticalLeading to Speculation

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C) Critical ThinkingC) Critical Thinking(Ballard & Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)(Ballard & Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)

C) Critical ThinkingC) Critical Thinking(Ballard & Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)(Ballard & Clanchy 1984; Ballard & Clanchy 1988)

Culture ShockCulture Shock

A) Trouble Adapting and Coping

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B) Financial Issues

C) Differences in Cultural Backgrounds

Culture ShockCulture Shock"All changes, whether positive or

negative, can be stressful, because change brings the unknown and

unfamiliar with it."

(Hahn 2010)Definition: the feeling one gets after leaving their familiar home culture n live in another cultural/social environment.

(Ziegler & Associates 2013)

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Culture ShockCulture ShockA) Trouble Adapting and CopingA) Trouble Adapting and CopingA) Trouble Adapting and CopingA) Trouble Adapting and Coping

Drastic environmental changes

Time differenceDifferent sleeping, eating and studying habits

Higher educational levelThe need to succeed

Culture ShockCulture ShockB) Financial IssuesB) Financial IssuesB) Financial IssuesB) Financial Issues

High exchange rates

Pressure to excelFailure is not an option

Higher probability of stress

Study all the time, less socialising

http://www.becomingminimalist.com/a-practical-solution-to-almost-all-your-money-problems/

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/australian%20money http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/australian%20money(International Students’ Security &

Safety Needs in Australia 2009)

Culture ShockCulture ShockC) Differences in Cultural BackgroundsC) Differences in Cultural BackgroundsC) Differences in Cultural BackgroundsC) Differences in Cultural Backgrounds

Discouraged to ask questions VS

Question teachers and

materials

Information provided VS Find own resources

Example (Ballard, B. & Clanchy, J. , 1988):

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Culture ShockCulture ShockC) Differences in Cultural BackgroundsC) Differences in Cultural BackgroundsC) Differences in Cultural BackgroundsC) Differences in Cultural Backgrounds

Language difference

Feeling out of place(Brown 2008: 15)

Difference in student beliefsDifferent ways

of life and teaching

styles

Adjust and Adapt

http://blog.utest.com/testing-usability-within-an-agile-framework/2012/02/adapting/

Academic and Personal Demands


Unrealistic Goals

Frustration Despair Dropping Out

(State Government of Victoria 2013)



A) Academic DemandsA) Academic DemandsA) Academic DemandsA) Academic Demands•Logistics of living independently

(Scott 2012)

•Less handholding (Scott 2012)

•Independent learning in college (Scott

2012)

•Questioning of academic choices (Scott 2012)

•Coping with workload (State Government of

Victoria 2013)

http://thequestionable.com/independent-woman-or-loner/



A) Academic DemandsA) Academic DemandsA) Academic DemandsA) Academic Demands•Need to be linguistically competent

quickly(Kim 1988; Berry 1994, cited in Brown n.d.)

Approach must change: "...develop the capacity - and the courage - to

question, to analyse and to develop critical views ..." (Ballard & Clanchy 1998: 28)

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A) Academic DemandsA) Academic DemandsA) Academic DemandsA) Academic Demands

Analytical Approach

SpeculativeApproach

•Not only memorisation

•Question and Think Critically

•Develop independent research

(Ballard & Clanchy 1998: 27)



B) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal Demands•Concerns about money, debt, paid work

•Pressure to find financial support(State Government of Victoria 2013)

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B) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsTop rankings in native country

school

Unrealistic academic

expectations when studying abroad

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B) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal Demands'There is an awful lot of pressure on students these days to succeed and do extremely well, especially

because they have invested a lot of money in their education and so

they feel they have to do incredibly well.'

- Ann Heyno, media spokesperson for Heads of University Counselling Services (HUCS)

(Heyno n.d., cited in Channel4 2013)http://griffithintl.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/reduce-exam-stress/

•Living up to family's standards (Mind 2013)



B) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsB) Personal DemandsHindered acquisition of English

LanguageWhen social interaction limited to friends speaking native tongue

(Hammersmith 2010, cited in Cavanar & Cootes 2011: 5)

Slow process of forging friendships and relationships

(State Government of Victoria 2013)

Work-Play BalanceFor "personal interests...maintain one's sanity and enhance their

ability to study"(Cavanar & Cootes 2011: 8)

ConclusionConclusionConclusionConclusion1) Differences in

Educational Systems

1) Differences in Educational

Systems

2) Culture Shock2) Culture Shock

3) Academic and Personal Demands3) Academic and

Personal Demands

A) Learning ResourcesB) Essay Writing Skills

C) Critical Thinking

A) Trouble Adapting and Coping

B) Financial issuesC) Difference in Cultural

Backgrounds

A) AcademicB) Personal

ConclusionConclusionConclusionConclusion1) Differences in Educational

Systems

1) Differences in Educational

Systems

2) Culture Shock

2) Culture Shock

3) Academic and Personal

Demands

3) Academic and Personal

Demands

STRESSSTRESSKNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Know your problems, deal with your problems

KNOWLEDGE IS POWERKnow your problems, deal with your

problems