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Contents
Section 1: Preparing you before you go
Chapter 1 Preparing to go abroad
Section 2: What to expect from college/university life
Chapter 4 Dealing with culture shock
Chapter 6 College/University life
Chapter 7 Staying safe and well
Chapter 8 Dealing with difficulties
Section 3: Studying in another country
Chapter 9 What is expected of you as a student?
Chapter 10 Adjusting to new ways of teaching and learning
Chapter 11 Skills for success at college/university
Chapter 12 Communicating with staff and classmates
Chapter 13 Problems with your studies
Chapter 14 Avoiding plagiarism
Section 4: Preparing for the end of the semester/term
Chapter 16 Preparing for exams
Chapter 17 Making the most of your time off
Chapter 19 Preparing to go home
Chapter 20 Reverse culture shock
About the Publisher
Congratulations!
You’ve been accepted onto a college/university program in an English-speaking country! This is great news. You’re probably full of excitement and at the same time possibly a little anxious. This may be your first time away from home. It’s also likely that you’re changing from studying at a high school to undergraduate or graduate study which requires new skills. You may have lots of questions:
What will it be like?
What do I need to know?
How should I prepare myself?
What should I do or say?
How do I make the most out of my time studying abroad?
The information provided here will help you to make the move from your home country (where you live now) to the host country (where you’re going) as smooth as possible.
Who is this book for?
This book has been written to provide advice to anyone going to study (or already studying) in an English-speaking country. In this book, you’re called “international students” and the students who are from the country you’re studying in are called “home students” or “local students.” It’s likely that there are lots of other international students at the college/university. Some of these will be non-native speakers like yourself and others will be native speakers from other English-speaking countries. Some of the advice in this book helps you to make friends with other students, either other international students or home students.
Contents
If you look at the contents page, you’ll notice that the 20 chapters in this book are divided into four main sections that cover how to prepare before you leave, what to expect from college/university life, what it’s like studying in another country, and finally, how to prepare for the end of the semester/term or going home. Many people find going home as much of a change as arriving in a new country so the information in this section is important too.
Language
The language in this book has been graded so that it’s easier for learners of English to understand. If there’s a difficult word in the text, a definition of the word is provided in a box under the text. The definitions are taken from Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary which is a dictionary that is specifically written for learners of English. This dictionary may be useful to you while you’re studying abroad. You can access this dictionary for free at www.collinsdictionary.com/cobuild
Useful websites
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