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Listening skill
Foreign Students: Making Friends Not Always Easy
Many foreign students report feeling lonely in
Australia.Those feelings are one of the reasons why Australia is taking a close
look at its international education industry. The government helps to develop a
five-year national strategy for the future of international education in the
country.
International students making friends may not always be easy. Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York surveyed 454 international students who were attending four-year colleges and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast. Students from English-speaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships. But 38 percent of the international students said they had no close friends in the United States. And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. They wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful. Elisabeth Gareis says many East Asian students blamed themselves for their limited friendships with Americans and for not knowing the culture well enough. Professor Gareis says students who make friends from their host country return home happier with their experience.
International students making friends may not always be easy. Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York surveyed 454 international students who were attending four-year colleges and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast. Students from English-speaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships. But 38 percent of the international students said they had no close friends in the United States. And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. They wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful. Elisabeth Gareis says many East Asian students blamed themselves for their limited friendships with Americans and for not knowing the culture well enough. Professor Gareis says students who make friends from their host country return home happier with their experience.
Many foreign students don’t make friend easy. There
are many people from many countries come to study in university. Teachers
should give opportunities for students to talk together. But students should
know about the culture for each country. I know students are happy to talk or
stay with host friends. It is good opportunity for foreign students to learn
about people from other country.
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Vocabulary
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Pronunciation
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Meaning
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Thai
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English
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council <n.>
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/ ˈkaʊnsl /
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คณะกรรมการบริหารบ้านเมือง
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a group of people who
are elected to govern an area such as a city or county
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She's on the local
council.
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blame < v.>
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/ bleɪm /
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กล่าวโทษ
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to think or say that
sb/sth is responsible for sth bad
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She doesn't blame
anyone for her father's death.
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satisfied < adj.>
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/ ˈsætɪsfaɪd /
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รู้สึกพอใจ
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pleased because you
have achieved sth or because sth that you wanted to happen has happened
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She's never satisfied
with what she's got.
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