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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.

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Chapter number

15

Pagination

123-130

ISBN-13

9789463006132

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1 Book chapter

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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

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