Finding Help
Thanks to the growth of China’s economy, many Chinese students and young workers are going overseas to study, train or work full time. Many western countries have benefited from increased international...
View ArticleWhat is it like to register with the UK police?
When you receive your UK visa, it may say that you must register with the police within seven days of arrival. If you’re a student, your university may arrange for a police officer to come to the...
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American Studies Online
Apple’s iTunes U is a service which manages access to free university class lecture videos and related course materials in PDF form. The videos include course lectures, language lessons, group meetings...
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Academic Poster Presentations
Poster presentations are used to present research at a conference. Even if you never officially present any of your work at a conference, you will probably be assigned a poster presentation project as...
View ArticleResponding to a Roommate / Flatshare Ad
One of the hardest parts of moving overseas is finding a place to live. When I moved from China to the UK, I ended up living in a hostel (青年旅舍) for several weeks and caught an eye infection from the...
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How to Begin Writing a Research Paper
I’ve had quite a few international students and friends sheepishly ask how they should start a paper. We often say there is no such thing as a dumb question, but I know it might be embarrassing to ask...
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Coping Strategies
Industry sponsored research rarely reflects the post-arrival experiences of international students, despite being the ‘cash cow’ of the service export industry in the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and...
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Chinese Perceptions of Australian Universities
Many Asian students do not have a desire to study in Australia, even on exchange. Asian students are obsessed with rankings and see Australian universities as a last resort if they don’t gain entry to...
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Hedging in Scientific Writing
Hedges stimulate a personal interaction between a producer and a receiver of language, in that they signal that the truth of the material is tentative, and that the receiver has room to evaluate and...
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Why Chinese Students…
Greetings from Michigan! This is a timely blog entry, as I will be discussing news from Chinese students within the region. Pan Fangdi, Muge Niu, and Miao Ci have created a wonderful series of videos...
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