Language Difficulties for Australia Students-Samples for Students

Question: What is the Problem you have chosen? How big is the problem? What are the main causes of the problem? Answer: Language difficulties is one of the most serious issues facing international students today. For example, students especially from Asia and Africa studying in Australia find it difficult to speak English fluently. This hampers them from taking proactive roles in the classroom or getting involved in the group discussion(Sawir, 2015, p. 567). The major challenge of adapting to the Australian English language comes in whereby international students have to adjust to the Australian accent and methods of delivering speech used in tutorial and lectures(Mark, 2015). Besides, international students experience problems with reading and writing well because of the limited English skills. Again, they experience difficulties in understand grammatical jargon and academic as well as adjusting to Australian classroom environment(Gatwiri, 2015). These are problems by the international students inability to adopt to Australian English accent. The major cause of these problems can be attributable to t he fact that most international students use English as their second language. Apart from most of the international students using English language as their second language they also find it hard to comprehend lecturing speeches especially when they are delivered by the Australian natives. Most of the times international students argue that natives speak fast and use abbreviations and idioms which they cannot understand(Mark, 2015). Thirdly, lack of self-confidence has proved to be another major problem facing the international students. Jackson Bybell (2013, p. 17) noted that majority of the international students lack self-belief which is the major factor of learning a new language. With self-confidence, international students will be able to interact with natives socially and engage in constant communication that will boost their proficiency in the English language. Self-confidence in speaking a new language is applicable where someone is not ashamed even when he or she make a mistake(Koshy Phillimore, 2013, p. 99). References Gatwiri, G., 2015. The Influence of Language Difficulties on the Wellbeing of International Students: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Inquiries Journal/Student Pulse, 7(5), pp. 1-2. Jackson, M. R. Bybell, D., 2013. International students in the US: Social and psychological adjustment. Journal of International Students, 3(1), pp. 13-30. Koshy, P. Phillimore, J., 2013. Commonwealth infrastructure funding for Australian universities: 2004 to 2011. Australian Universities' Review, 55(2), pp. 88-106. Mark, 2015. Challenges Faced by International Students in Australia. [Online] Available at: https://w3.unisa.edu.au/academicdevelopment/diversity/international.asp [Accessed 5 August 2017]. Sawir, E., 2015. Language difficulties of international students in Australia: The effects of prior learning experience. International Education Journal , 6(5), pp. 567-580.