1. Group 3 Cross-cultural experiences of international students
Shen Shuyue Zhou Jiawen Ren Yuxi Wang Meredith

2. Plagiarism and Misconduct of International Student
Narrator: Shuyue Shen

3. Definition of plagiarism
 Academic misconduct: Any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the university or subvert the educational process.
Plagiarism is the behavior of re-write the author’s passage without citation, misinterpreting the author’s ideas, copying and pasting the passage without pointing out the author.
( OSU(2015) Code of Student Conduct)

4. Types of Plagiarism Use a lot of same words with the same structure.
Direct Quotation
Use a lot of same words with the same structure.
Same structure, simply replace the words
Misinterpretation of textual ideas
Paraphrase
Missing citation
Missing quotation marks

5. Investigating the causes
Different backgrounds and cultural lead to different perception of plagiarism.
Inadequate education towards intellectual property.
International pressure.

6. Solving problem
.Home country—pay more attention on acknowledging students about the importance of academic conduct
Universities–introduce classes to emphasize the avoidance of plagiarism
Using approaches—software like ”turnitin” is also very helpful

7. Why international students face culture shock.

8. According to an article presented in 2015 by University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne; Student Affair at Illinois, international students may face these factors in changing: change, loss, value differences, expectations, social skills, host country receptivity.

9. Cultures are different from country to country, it is unavoidable to face some culture shock, and “the greater the differences between cultures, the more challenging the process of adaptation.” (UIUC (2015) Cross-cultural journey for international students: Stages of Culture Shock) If some students come up with discrimination, things would be even worse.

10. what can international students do to cope with culture shock.

11. Here are some suggestions help international students conquer culture shock. According to UIUC (2015) Cross-cultural journey for international students: Stages of Culture Shock, there are few tips for international students cope with culture adaptation.

12. First, students need to be familiar with USA’ academic system
First, students need to be familiar with USA’ academic system. Students can turn to advisors and professors for help. They can also study with others, such as with friends or in study groups.
Second, students should try to know more American culture via newspaper, native people and etc.

13. What’s more, they can also seeking some hometown’s food or people who are willing to share and listen to their experience. That’s a good way to relieve homesick and culture shock. But international students need to remember, cultural adaptation needs some time and effort to cope with.

14. Relationship and social life (Yuxi ren)
1. The main relationship and social life in the University.
2. What’s the difference between high school and University?
3. What’s the difficulty to adapt in the new social life?
4. How to cope with the difficulty of adaption

15. The main relationship and social life in the University.
1. Classmates
2. Roommates
3. Professors
4. Teaching assistance
5. Room assistance

16. What’s the difference between high school and University?
1. From the classroom
2. From the dorm

17. What’s the difficulty to adapt in the new social life?
Language problems

18. How to cope with the difficulty of adaption.
1. Starting a conversation with local people
2. Never stop learning English
3. “Be prepare to feel overwhelming”(Hansen2015 Your First year of College)
4. Be confident

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Culture Shock
Atmosphere of Class
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Atmosphere of Class
Behaviors of Student
Style of Dressing
Teaching Style
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Behavior of Student
Eating & Drinking
Interrupting
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Eating & Drinking
“There are certain things that surprise me about American students. I look at how they drink and eat during class. ”
“We used to eat and drink in class sometimes, but as least we hid it! ”
Resource: Nathan, My Freshman Year: Chapter As Others See Us
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Interrupting
“… One the surprises was how often students interrupt the professor in the middle of a lecture to ask their own questions.”
Resource: Nathan, My Freshman Year: Chapter As Others See Us
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Style of Dressing
“It makes me laugh when I see how students come to class: shorts, flip-flops… torn T-shirts.
Resource: Nathan, My Freshman Year: Chapter As Others See Us
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Teaching Style
Laid-back
Helpful
Open
Tolerant
Friendly
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