Academic Culture Shock
My exchange experience at the University of Glamorgan proved to be academically challenging. While my friends and I worked hard in all of our classes, we found that Glamorgan teachers valued completely different things from our teachers at home. For example, my teachers at home rewarded students for originality in their work, while my Glamorgan teachers wanted me to show that I had the most thorough understanding of the course material without necessarily presenting anything new. Plucinska (2012) suggest 'Sometimes though, a new educational institute can work to a student’s advantage'.
Plucinska (2012) held 'Academic culture shock is just one part of going away on exchange, along with the shock of being away from your family and friends and the culture you’re familiar with'. Just as one can learn from the other trials that living and studying in a new country and culture ultimately introduce, a change in academic criteria can help a student learn how to be more flexible and skilled in a variety of academic settings. Not every new institution poses the same challenges, and you will either fit in better or worse depending on a variety of factors. Every educational institute is different, just as every cultural setting is different. One of the biggest benefits of travel is learning how to adapt to these settings while overcoming the challenges that they present.
Plucinska, J. (2012). Academic Culture Shock. Available at: http://blogatquic.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/academic-culture-shock-2/
(Accessed : 28 February 2013).
Plucinska, J. (2012). Academic Culture Shock. Available at: http://blogatquic.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/academic-culture-shock-2/
(Accessed : 28 February 2013).
Universities News (2012). Glamorgan University.Available at: http://www.universitiesnews.com/2012/07/04/glamorgan-and-newport-agree-to-form-new-university-for-south-wales/
(Accessed : 28 February 2013).
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