Hidden Academic Failure: The Course Experience of International Graduate Students in Japan (66337)

Session Information: Interdisciplinary Education
Session Chair: Wade Naylor

Sunday, January 8, 2023 (13:40)
Session: Session 1
Room: Live-Stream C
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation

All presentation times are UTC-10 (Pacific/Honolulu)

Academic success can be seen as one of the most important aspects of research on international students, as they invest social and economic resources and travel across borders to study. Numerous studies have also verified that international students face academic challenges in English-speaking countries, such as understanding what they are learning, participating in classroom discussions, and interacting with people in the host country and international students. In Japan, however, there is still insufficient research on the academic challenges and learning difficulties faced by international students. In 2008, the Japanese government proposed to accept 300,000 international students by 2020 in order to cope with an aging society, increase the world ranking of Japanese universities, and promote the internationalization of Japanese higher education (Ota, 2020). Thus, it can be seen that the academic success of international students not only plays a significant role in their own growth, but also positively impacts the internationalization of Japanese higher education institutions and the sustainable development of Japanese society.
This study aims to understand the course experiences and academic challenges of international students in Japan through a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews and PAC analysis with six graduate students from China and Indonesia. The results show that despite the high final grades of most of the international students, they face many challenges in understanding the course content and assignments, and they are less satisfied with the curriculum design and teaching style of the Japanese faculty.

Authors:
Wanxin Yan, Tohoku university, Japan


About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Yan wanxin is an assistant professor of graduate school of education, Tohoku University. Her research embrace the internationalization of Japanese higher education.

Connect on ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wanxin-Yan

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