Learning in a Different Culture: A Qualitative Study of Vietnamese Graduate Students' Experiences at a Vocational University in Taiwan

越南研究生就讀於台灣一所科技大學之經驗研究

羅雅芬(Ya-Fen Lo)

《高應科大人文社會科學學報》 2卷 (2005/07) Pp. 119-141

https://doi.org/10.29888/KUASJHSS.200507.0006

摘要

本質性研究的目的是為瞭解越南研究生在台灣一所技職大學的求學相關經驗，研究重點在於探討越南研究生求學期間所遭遇之問題及其解決之道，以作為未來提供適當協助之參考。研究參與者為十二位越南MBA研究生，研究方法為一對一個別訪問。研究結果發現，語言及溝通相關之問題帶給研究參與者最大困擾，研究參與者解決問題之主要方法為尋求社會支持，支持者主要為教授及朋友。研究參與者建議該學校需更加國際化，以因應國際學生之學業及生活的需求。

關鍵字

高等教育 ； 技專院校 ； 英文課程 ； 國際學生 ； 越南學生 ； 生活適應

並列摘要

This qualitative exploratory study investigates Vietnamese Graduate Students' experiences at a vocational university in Taiwan. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has adopted a serial of policy to internationalize Taiwan's institutions of higher education in order to survive the global competition. The policy includes encouraging the colleges/universities to adopt English curriculum for the international students to pursue their studies in Taiwan. Several studies have examined the international students' experiences at academic universities in Taiwan. However, few studies in the past investigated the international students in the setting of a vocational university. As academic and vocational colleges/universities plan to recruit more international students, understanding the Vietnamese students' adjustment problems and their coping strategies in a vocational university is a great starting point for accumulating related knowledge. Twelve participants were interviewed in the study. The language and communication-related problems were the major difficulties reported by the participants. The coping strategy the participants frequently used was to seek for social support. The results indicate that the vocational university needs to be more internationalized and to provide more supporting services in order to better serve the future international students.

並列關鍵字

higher education ； vocational college/university ； English curriculum ； international student ； Vietnamese students ； adjustment