A case study on critical reflection: a Chinese postgraduate in Australia
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Critical reflection (CR) is at the core of postgraduate studies in c, and students from Asia in general, and from c in particular, often find the concept challenging when reading texts or applying it to written texts in English. This study reports on a case study of a Chinese postgraduate student in Australia. It explores the challenges and obstacles in terms of CR that she faced while completing her subjects in a TESOL program in Australia. These challenges were articulated in a semi-structured interview conducted with the student. Challenges include English language proficiency, lack of focus on writing in China where there is a lot of emphasis on memorisation, different systems of conceptualisation of topics in Chinese and English, and limited freedom of expression which is expressed as ‘authoritative’ control in the Chinese educational context.
History
Chapter number
15
Pagination
123-130
ISBN-13
9789463006132
Language
eng
Publication classification
B1 Book chapter
Copyright notice
2016, Sense Publishers
Extent
24
Editor/Contributor(s)
Liyanage I, Nima B
Publisher
Sense Publishers
Place of publication
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Title of book
Multidisciplinary research perspectives in education: shared experiences from Australia and China