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This study mainly examines the education adjustment and adaptation of ESL students studying overseas, taking 55 ESL students studying in a university in UK as the research objects. 

 

Research questions of this study include: (1) What are the most common challenges that students found in their postgraduate studies? (2) Do the challenges change over time and how do students overcome it? (3) Do they have received the adequate supports? (4) What additional supports would be helpful for them?

Literature study is employed to research the background of ESL students studying in overseas host countries and make a theoretical preparation. Questionnaire survey and individual interviews are conducted to investigation the specific challenges and problems encountered by ESL students and how they make efforts to solve these challenges and problems. 

 

Through the results this study draws some conclusions: (1) Most ESL students going abroad for further study are confident about their learning ability and academic achievements. (2) Although the investigated ESL students make positive assessments to their academic progress, they also thinks they have problems and challenges to adapt the new educations system to some extent. (3) This investigation needs to be improved in some aspects such as research methods and the selection and sampling of respondents. 

本研究主要探討了教育的調整和ESL學生留學海外的適應，同時55 ESL學生在英國一所大學為研究對象學習。

 

本研究的研究問題包括： （ 1 ）什么是在修讀研究生課程的學生找到最常見的挑戰是什么？ （ 2 ）不要挑戰隨著時間而改變，以及如何做學生克服呢？ （ 3 ）他們是否已經收到了足夠的支持？ （ 4 ）什么額外的支持將是對他們有幫助嗎？

文學研究中被用來研究ESL學生在海外東道國留學的背景，并作出理論準備。問卷調查和個別訪談進行調查由ESL學生遇到的具體挑戰和問題，以及他們如何努力解決這些挑戰和問題。

 

通過對結果本研究得出了一些結論： （ 1 ）大多數ESL學生出國深造有信心對自己的學習能力和學習成績。 （ 2 ）盡管被調查的ESL學生學業進步做出了積極的評價，他們也認為他們的問題和挑戰，以新的教育體制適應在一定程度上。 （ 3 ）本次調查需要在某些方面，如研究方法和受訪者的選擇和采樣有待提高。

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 5

1. Context 5

2. Statement of research problem #p#分頁標題#e#6

3. Research objectives 7

4. Research questions 7

5. Significance and limitations of the study 8

6. Chapter outline 9

CAHPTER 2 LITERTURES REVIEW 10

2.1 Key concepts 10

2.1.1 ESL students 10

2.1.2 Adaptation 11

2.1.3 Education adaptation of ESL students 11

2.2 Current researches with respect to the ESL students 11

2.2.1 Research situation of ESL students 11

2.2.2 Researches on adaptation issues of international students 13

2.2.2.1 “Cultural shock” encountered by ESL students 13

2.2.2.2 Learning shock encountered by ESL students 15

CHATPER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17

1. Introduction 17

2. Area of the research 17

3. Research Approach 17

3.1 Literature study 18

3.2 Questionnaire survey 18

3.3 Individual interview 19

3.4 Combination of research approach 20

4. Research design 20

5. Participants and sampling 21

CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS 24

1. Findings of questionnaire survey 24

1.1.1 Questionnaire formation 24

1.1.2 Descriptions of sampling 26#p#分頁標題#e#

1.1.3 Questionnaire results and analyses 28

2. Findings of individual interviews 33

2.1 Key points of individual interviews 33

2.2 Findings and analyses 34

2.2.1 The understanding and awareness of studying abroad 34

2.2.2 The challenges encountered by ESL students in UK 35

2.2.3 The influencing factors of ESL students’ academic achievements 36

CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION 38

5.1 The current situation of Chinese ESL students in UK 38

5.1.1 Most ESL students are confident in their ability of education adaptation and academic achievements 38

5.1.2 Most ESL students have positive assessment on their academic progress, and think they will complete their study within a predetermined time 39

5.1.3 Communication problem of ESL students 39

5.2 Suggestions on ESL students’ education adaptation 40

5.2.1 Well preparation before going abroad 41

5.2.2 Adjustment for education adaptation after going abroad 42

5.2.3 Universities of ESL students in host countries should provide sufficient support 43

CHAPTER 6 Conclusions 45

Appendix I Questionnaire about ESL students studying abroad 48

Appendix IV Interview Outline 51

THE LIST OF TABLES

Table 3- 1 Participants and sampling 23

Table 4- 1 Questions setting of survey on ESL students 25

Table 4- 2Descriptive statistics of overall questionnaire 29

Table 4- 3 Descriptive statistics of the three dimensions #p#分頁標題#e#30

Table 4- 4 Descriptive statistics of English proficiency 30

Table 4- 5 Descriptive statistics of academic preparation 31

Table 4- 6 Descriptive statistics of education adaptation 32

Table 4- 7 Individual interviews of ESL students in UK 34

THE LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 4- 1 Age of the sampling 26

Figure 4- 2 Gender of the sampling 27

Figure 4- 3 Education background of the sampling 27

Figure 4- 4 Fixed number of years studying abroad of the sampling 28