Problems Faced by Chinese Students in Australia

This report discusses the problems faced by Mandarin-speaking Chinese students studying in Australia and suggests approaches for teaching and learning. It addresses the challenges faced by teachers while teaching English to Chinese students and explores virtual learning and learning management systems as effective approaches. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of these approaches in solving the issues faced by Chinese students in Australia.

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Problems faced by the Chinese Students in Australia
Name of the Student
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Executive Summary
This report will focus on the Mandarin speaking students of Chinese origin who face different
while their stay and studying period in Australia. The issues will be brought into focus and
their remedies would be addressed. The group that leaves their place of origin has to face
certain challenges while commuting to different countries. The barriers associated and the
identity crisis that they face while the process of learning in universities will be discussed.
The Mandarin speaking Chinese individuals are migrating towards the western countries in
order to excel in the process of learning while there are a number of difficulties that
constantly pose a threat to them. The issues faced by the students there will be focused and
the suggested remedies will be provided.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Challenges faced by the teachers while teaching English..........................................................4
Approaches for teaching:...........................................................................................................5
Virtual learning process:........................................................................................................5
Learning Management System:..............................................................................................6
The effectiveness of the approaches for teachers and students:.............................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Mandarin is a common language spoken in most of the parts of China (Liu et al.,
2013). Mandarin traces the roots of origin in the North China. It is placed at the top due to
the large share of speakers it occupies amongst the speakers in the Chinese territory. It is the
official language of China and most of the natives are comfortable in speaking this language.
People who speak this language are mainly residing in the northern parts of China and this
language is referred as Northern Dialect in that part. Mandarin is the largest amongst the
seven or ten Chines native groups and is spoken by many people in the area. The capital of
China is also located within the region that speaks Mandarin. The term Mandarin is
associated with a group of dialects that are spoken in the northern and the southwestern parts
of the Chinese territory. The print literacy is relatively low with respect to the English
language that is spoken widely in the world in which the students belonging to the Chinese
community are to get exposed (Guo, 2014). This report will focus on the problems faced by
the students of the mandarin speaking community who commute to Australia for the
fulfilment of their educational prospects.
Discussion
The Mandarin speaking students from China face many difficulties when they leave
their native land in order to pursue higher studies in different countries. The major issues
faced by the Chinese students who speak Mandarin are discussed. During the last few years,
the inflow of the Chines people who speak Mandarin is constantly increasing towards the
western countries. In the year 2013, the number of students of the Chinese graduates was
estimated at 2 million who did not have a clear goal oriented future (Chan, 2015). Education
inequality is found in China. The main factors that contribute to educational inequality are

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identified as social and economic inequality (Yeoh & Chu, 2015). The gender bias system
also contributes to this issue. The willingness to change the existing social differences the
Chinese people are adopting the trends of globalization and move to the western countries to
educate themselves. The movement of students to the western countries has left a
considerable impact on the education system of the country. In the year 2015, the literacy rate
in China was 96.4%. Crowd funding is the technique, which is used more for imparting
knowledge in China (Antonenko & Kleinheksel, 2014). The funds of language and cultural
knowledge to impart education in the mandarin speaking Chinese community with the
collaboration of the educational institutes (Zheng et al., 2014).
Challenges faced by the teachers while teaching English
The Chinese students lack basic skills when the proficiency in English and numerical
skills is analyzed. This factor can be related to the lack of communication facilities that are
not available to them in their native country as English is not the medium through which they
communicate at their homes. The teachers face many issues while trying to make the group
familiar with concept of English language. The people who migrate to different countries
often face these issues. Obtaining the desired literacy skills is difficult for the students who
belong to a completely different background. Compositional differences are often identified
as a challenge the teacher faces while teaching the group as the first generation of people who
migrate to western countries often have poor educational background. This makes it difficult
for them to learn English language. The teachers try to enhance the process of learning by
assimilation, which is lacking in the educational structure. The integration policies of the
educational institutions are not sufficient as they affect the migrant students and does not do
any favor to them. The western countries including Australia lay certain legal obligations on
the immigrants. The education system in Australia is based on English as the basic language

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of instruction for the students. When the Chinese students are exposed to this structure they
face a lot of difficulties while adapting to the educational structure. The students and the
teachers primarily faces difficulties due to the language that acts as a barrier for the student
teacher communication process.
Approaches for teaching:
Different approaches for the learning of the Mandarin speaking Chinese students
should be adopted to make the process of learning effective for the students. The teaching
techniques should be specially kept into focus to help them flourish better. The process of
teaching is constantly under the development. The methods of teaching should be made
student oriented so that the student feels at ease with the process of learning. The western
countries the dominant language is English, which remains the main focus of the educational
institutions. The suggested approaches for teaching are discussed below.
Virtual learning process:
Virtual learning process is the utilization of web-based technology to accelerate the
process of learning (Merchant et al., 2014). This process is currently adopted by the
universities to impart education in amongst the students. This proves to be an effective
platform of learning for the students. Content is generated through websites, which is used to
teach the students. The process involves engaging the learner in a communicative way. The
techniques of video conferencing and audio conferences are finding ways, as they seem
useful for the beginners (Merchant et al., 2014). The process of learning with help of visuals
leave a lasting impression on the learners and helps them to adapt to the process. The easy
access that the student gets while using the virtual learning process provides boost to
learning. This feature when introduced in the learning field proves to be revolutionary. The
students get round the clock access to the study materials, which makes it convenient for

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them to study anytime. Visually identifying the alphabets helps to increase the memorizing
and helps in the grasping the basic concept of English by the Chinese students. The teachers
will be able to present their views clearly by using visual effects and this will help the student
with better understanding and clarity. The students can cutoff the expenses, which are
involved in the campus learning programs. The amount of time is also saved that was
otherwise lost in the classroom activities. The virtual learning process is feasible for most of
the students. The virtual learning process is nowadays becoming very famous with the
advancement of technology. The interaction between the tutor and the learner becomes very
easy. The implementation of all the tools of virtual learning as emails and messaging have
also been introduced. The European and Australian universities have started interactive
learning programs, which are resulting in the heavy influx of Chinese students. It increases
the academic performance of the students and increases their standard of performance. The
reuse of the material previously used by other student also makes the approach useful
(Merchant et al., 2014).
Learning Management System:
Learning management system uses software application for the checking, keeping
track, delivery of educational materials, learning and training courses. This system was
established to identify gaps and mend them. The Learning Management System was
developed in the year 1990s, which focused on the need for introducing student centric
learning programs. The learning management system is widely utilized and occupies a large
share of the learning market. It delivers the study materials in the form of videos, courses and
documented texts (Thompson, 2013). The trends of correspondence teaching, multimedia
teaching and telematics teaching were combined to make the learning management system.
This process makes the process of evaluation more clear and easy. It saves the time of the

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students as well as the teachers as all the information is available on a single platform
(Stantchev et al., 2014).
The effectiveness of the approaches for teachers and students:
The approaches discussed above prove to be very helpful to accelerate the process of
learning amongst the Mandarin speaking Chinese students (Wang, Andre & Greenwood,
2015). The teachers avail the benefits of the process by adopting models that are completely
based on visual spectrum. This stimulates the impacts of imagery and makes the task of the
teacher easier. The teachers with the use of visual learning methods easily clarify the
concepts of learning. The logical thinking is also enhanced and the effect of images provides
the teachers with clear concept presentation. The virtual learning programs are more helpful
as they provide clear understanding of a language, which the group is not familiar. The use of
these methods makes the information and communication technology known to the students
and helps them in their educational as well as professional front. The methods of e learning
are becoming quite popular amongst the students and is appreciated widely for the
effectiveness it has on the educational system. The students are enhancing their learning
outcomes and application abilities. The Chinese students migrating abroad can avail benefits
by enrolling themselves in the courses that involve these tools of learning as it will not
increase their economic burden and will provide them with cost effective learning. The
incidents related to the racial abuse and language barriers are can be reduced if the students
rather than migrating stay in their native countries and continue the process of learning. The
sense of cohesiveness, social adaptability and interaction through the utilization of the
learning process is widely acknowledged. The literacy rate is also on the rise as the barrier of
age has also vanished. The process of virtual learning has provided support to those
individuals who desired to study but could not comprehend due to some restraints. The time
consuming barrier of the process can effectively be removed with these new techniques of

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teaching. The students will get the chance to interact with the teachers and resolve their
queries. Nowadays, those people who are willing to study irrespective of their age use these
platforms. The timings, the availability of material and free access to them has increased the
expertise of learning amongst the group that was earlier devoid of the concept of English
language, due to which they had to face certain issues while their stay in Australia. These
approaches if followed correctly will help the Mandarin speaking students to increase their
proficiency in the learning process.
Conclusion
Therefore, it can be concluded from the information provided in the report that there
are certain issues faced by the students of China who speak Mandarin while they study in
Australia. The issues that arise can be solved by the application of some the approaches, two
of which are mentioned in the report. The approaches are helpful in solving the issues from
worsening. The migration of the Chinese students has witnessed a rise and is constantly
surging upwards. The huge inflow can create certain problems, which can be addressed
properly. The rise in hate crimes and bullying can be also be decreased with use if the said
methods. Thus, it can be concluded that the problems are on the rise but they can certainly be
solved with the proper use of the methods.

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