SA 356W Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Australian National University, Opata Language, Communication Studies
24 Mar 2016
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In comparison to other participants, the self-segregators expressed concern over negative encounters that they had experienced with americans on campus, which often involved a language barrier. I still have one negative experience from an american classmate. She talked to me something, but i couldn"t get to her point. She talk about box, but i misunderstood that box, and she spoke very fast. Tejal experienced a cultural divide between indian and american social life, and her lack of interest in. American sports, as well as the alcohol consumption associated with american-style college parties, led her to seek friendships with conationals instead. Pace: moreover, studies have found that international students are more likely to have experienced a form of emotional distress or related problems that significantly affected their well-being and academic performance. International students undergo even more radical changes as they relocate to a host country and must face the challenge of adapting to a foreign culture.
