1. Chinese International Postgraduate Taught Students’ Transitional Experiences
Jie Zhang

2. Largest Group: Chinese Students

3. Participant Recruitment
Research Methods
Participant Recruitment
Chinese PGT students
University of Glasgow
Data Collection
Face-to-face interviews
Photo-elicitation technique
Data Analysis
Inductive data analysis

4. Motivation for Studying in the UK
Finding 1
Motivation for Studying in the UK

6. “The purpose of going abroad is to see things and get to know things.”
New horizon and career preparation
“The purpose of going abroad is to see things and get to know things.”
“Studying in the UK can help me find a better job in Shanghai and stay there.”

7. Expectation for Studying in British Academia
Finding 2
Expectation for Studying in British Academia

9. Negative Expectations
“I don’t like this major after four-year study. But I have to have this master’s degree if I want to find a job in China…I have heard business school has a lot of Chinese students and it is very true. I don’t feel like I am studying in the UK.”
Hui

10. Perception on British Academic Culture
Finding 3
Perception on British Academic Culture

11. Active and Independent Learning
Lydia
Savanna
“It is your own time, your own study…no one will be watching you studying…you will be clearer what you are doing and why you are doing this.”
“It is student-oriented in the UK. I feel it is good as it offers students an opportunity to explore what they want to learn rather than listening to lecturers passively.”

12. Some Challenges
“Although it seems we don’t have a lot of classes, we actually have a lot of books to do, a lot of readings.”
“Lecturers…go through slides very very fast...without stopping...I felt like I was having a rather rough time keeping up with the lecturer.”
“I just don’t get a very good sense of the expectations. So, in terms of an assignment, I feel that...we need more clarity and expectations."

13. …... Implications Activities Career Services Academic Skills
Independent Learning Guidance
Academic Skills
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English Language Support
Activities
Implications

14. Jie Zhang
University of Glasgow