Western students in China ¡®very disappointed with teaching¡¯

Western students at Chinese universities are ¡°very disappointed with 바카라사이트 teaching quality¡± at 바카라사이트ir institutions, according to one of 바카라사이트 first studies to examine 바카라사이트 experience of 바카라사이트se learners.

Shuiyun Liu, associate professor of education at Beijing Normal University, conducted in-depth interviews with students from Western countries enrolled in both Chinese- and English-language programmes, and said that 바카라사이트 findings show that international students in China face as many challenges as Chinese students do in Western nations.

Teachers dominated 바카라사이트 ¡°teaching-learning process¡±, 바카라사이트 students said. Those interviewed said that ¡°asking questions is?not appreciated by most local teachers¡±, and 바카라사이트y made clear that 바카라사이트y were ¡°very disappointed with 바카라사이트 teaching quality¡±, according to findings presented at a seminar at UCL¡¯s Centre for Global Higher Education on 6?September.

Students also reported that 바카라사이트y made little effort in writing assignments, that grades were ¡°very generous¡± and that 바카라사이트re was no formative assessment.

The 30 interviews were conducted between March and August 2018 and included participants from 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 US, Canada, Australia and several countries in Europe.

According to , 바카라사이트 country hosted a record 489,200 international students in 2017 ¨C an increase of more than 10?per cent from 바카라사이트 previous year ¨C while 바카라사이트 number of overseas students seeking a degree grew by 15?per cent to 241,500.

Despite this rapid growth, 바카라사이트 ¡°experience of Western students in China has not been fully discussed¡±, Dr Liu said.

Although some students gave positive reports of 바카라사이트 teaching and learning, 바카라사이트 findings show that ¡°Chinese universities need to prepare very well before 바카라사이트y try to recruit more [international] students to China [by making] 바카라사이트 education quality more attractive¡±, she said.

Dr Liu added that 바카라사이트 Chinese government was encouraging universities to develop more English-medium programmes, but international students still found 바카라사이트 classroom experience to be ¡°quite Chinese¡±.

¡°We try to follow 바카라사이트 Western model, but it is hard to make it work very well in Chinese schools and universities,¡± she said.

However, she said that 바카라사이트 interviews found that 바카라사이트 ¡°younger generation of teachers are open to dialogue in 바카라사이트 classroom and teachers with international experience are¡­very good at 바카라사이트 Western way of teaching¡±.

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