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Case Study: A Chinese Student at a Sino-Western University in China

Wei Guo

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

*Corresponding author: Wei Guo

Published: July 4,2023

Abstract

Many more Chinese families choose to send their children to Sino-Western Universities in China, but many are not aware of the challenges students may face when adapting to cultural differences and education norms in a western context. This leads to unfavorable learning experience of the students and brings many challenges to teachers at these universities. This article will analyse a typical case of a Chinese student Fen at a Sino-British University in China. Before entering college, Fen was a top student in the class. After entering the university, she could not adapt to the western education system and could not manage and control her time well. Fen became self-abased, self-abandoned and conservative. Her grades plummeted, and eventually she lost interest in learning. The author hopes to provide reference ideas for educators and help students like Fen to adapt to the Western education system. Perhaps it can also give parents some insights about the western education norms, and so make wise university choices.

Keywords

Cultural differences, educational norms, challenges

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How to cite this paper

Case Study: A Chinese Student at a Sino-Western University in China

How to cite this paper: Wei Guo. (2023). Case Study: A Chinese Student at a Sino-Western University in China. The Educational Review, USA7(5), 559-562.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2023.05.003