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[ti:Making Friends Not Always Easy for Foreign Students] [ar:Jim Tedder] [al:Education Report] [00:00.00]This is the VOA Special English Education Report. [00:08.83]A recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education [00:11.70]said many foreign students [00:16.13]report feeling lonely or unwelcome in Australia. [00:20.73]Those feelings are among the reasons why Australia [00:22.78]is taking a close look [00:27.71]at its international education industry. [00:31.81]The government has formed an advisory council [00:36.35]to help develop a five-year national strategy [00:41.39]for the future of international education in Australia. [00:45.93]But wherever international students go, [00:49.73]making friends may not always be easy. [00:55.20]The Journal of International and Intercultural Communication [00:59.87]recently published a study done in the United States. [01:04.35]Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York [01:08.83]surveyed four hundred fifty-four international students. [01:12.62]They were attending four-year colleges [01:17.97]and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast. [01:22.01]Students from English-speaking countries [01:25.37]and from northern and central Europe [01:29.17]were more likely to be happy with their friendships. [01:33.65]But thirty-eight percent of the international students said [01:38.25]they had no close friends in the United States. [01:42.85]And half of the students from East Asia said [01:47.58]they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. [01:51.87]Professor Gareis says thirty percent said [01:55.05]they wished their friendships could be deeper [01:56.66]and more meaningful. [01:58.94]ELISABETH GAREIS: "Students from East Asia have [02:02.49]cultures that are different on many levels [02:05.16]from the culture in the United States. [02:08.77]But then there's also language problems, [02:12.75]and maybe some social skills, such as small talk, [02:18.04]that are possibly not as important in their native countries, [02:20.59]where it's not as important to [02:23.45]initiate friendships with small talk." [02:27.68]She says many East Asian students blamed themselves [02:30.60]for their limited friendships with Americans. [02:32.41]ELISABETH GAREIS: "The vast majority [02:35.52]blames themselves, actually for [02:38.26]not speaking the language well enough, [02:41.37]for not knowing the culture well enough. [02:46.16]There were also some comments about the college environment, [02:50.39]like many of them were in the natural sciences [02:55.18]or worked in labs where they were surrounded by other East Asians." [02:59.41]VOA's Student Union blogger Jessica Stahl [03:03.70]did her own survey to find out how American students [03:07.00]and foreign students relate to each other. [03:09.92]More than one hundred students, [03:12.03]about half of them American, [03:15.08]answered her online questions. [03:17.82]Half of the international students [03:21.05]and sixty percent of the Americans said [03:25.35]they related as well or better to the other group [03:27.34]than to their own group. [03:33.19]Professor Gareis says students who make friends from their host country [03:36.67]return home happier with their experience. [03:38.97]ELISABETH GAREIS: "International students who make friends [03:42.39]with host nationals are, overall, more satisfied with [03:44.38]their stay in the host country. [03:45.94]They have better language skills, [03:47.62]they have better academic performance [03:51.91]and they have better attitudes toward the host country. " [03:55.70]And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, [03:59.82]written by Jerilyn Watson. I'm Jim Tedder.

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

A recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education said many foreign students report feeling lonely or unwelcome in Australia. Those feelings are among the reasons why Australia is taking a close look at its international education industry. The government has formed an advisory council to help develop a five-year national strategy for the future of international education in Australia.

But wherever international students go, making friends may not always be easy. The Journal of International and Intercultural Communication recently published a study done in the United States.

Students walk by a display about China at Stearns High School in Millinocket, Maine, in 2011. The public high school began recruiting foreign students in an effort to raise money to avoid cuts in programs, and in response to a shrinking student population

Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York surveyed four hundred fifty-four international students. They were attending four-year colleges and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast.

Students from English-speaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships. But thirty-eight percent of the international students said they had no close friends in the United States.

And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. Professor Gareis says thirty percent said they wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful.

ELISABETH GAREIS: "Students from East Asia have cultures that are different on many levels from the culture in the United States. But then there's also language problems, and maybe some social skills, such as small talk, that are possibly not as important in their native countries, where it's not as important to initiate friendships with small talk."

She says many East Asian students blamed themselves for their limited friendships with Americans.

ELISABETH GAREIS: "The vast majority blames themselves, actually for not speaking the language well enough, not knowing the culture well enough. There were also some comments about the college environment, like many of them were in the natural sciences or worked in labs where they were surrounded by other East Asians."

VOA's Student Union blogger Jessica Stahl did her own survey to find out how American students and foreign students relate to each other. More than one hundred students, about half of them American, answered her online questions.

Half of the international students and sixty percent of the Americans said they related as well or better to the other group than to their own group.

Professor Gareis says students who make friends from their host country return home happier with their experience.

ELISABETH GAREIS: "International students who make friends with host nationals are, overall, more satisfied with their stay in the host country. They have better language skills, they have better academic performance and they have better attitudes toward the host country."

And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. I'm Jim Tedder.

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Contributing: Ira Mellman and Jessica Stahl

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)教育報(bào)道。

A recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education said many foreign students report feeling lonely or unwelcome in Australia. Those feelings are among the reasons why Australia is taking a close look at its international education industry. The government has formed an advisory council to help develop a five-year national strategy for the future of international education in Australia.

《高等教育紀(jì)事報(bào)》最近一篇報(bào)道稱，許多外國(guó)學(xué)生稱在澳大利亞感到孤獨(dú)或不受歡迎。這些感受是澳大利亞密切關(guān)注其國(guó)際教育產(chǎn)業(yè)的原因之一。澳大利亞政府已經(jīng)成立了一個(gè)咨詢委員會(huì)，幫助開發(fā)澳大利亞國(guó)際教育未來五年的國(guó)家戰(zhàn)略。

But wherever international students go, making friends may not always be easy. The Journal of International and Intercultural Communication recently published a study done in the United States.

但不管國(guó)際學(xué)生去哪，交朋友可能不總是那么容易。《國(guó)際及跨文化交流》雜志最近發(fā)表了在美國(guó)進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)研究。

Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York surveyed four hundred fifty-four international students. They were attending four-year colleges and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast.

紐約巴魯克學(xué)院的伊麗莎白·加賴斯(Elisabeth Gareis)調(diào)查了454名國(guó)際學(xué)生，他們就讀于美國(guó)南部和東北部的四年制大學(xué)和研究生院。

Students from English-speaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships. But thirty-eight percent of the international students said they had no close friends in the United States.

來自英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)國(guó)家以及歐洲北部和中部的學(xué)生可能對(duì)他們的友誼更為滿意。但38%被調(diào)查的國(guó)際學(xué)生中表示，他們?cè)诿绹?guó)沒有親密朋友。

And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. Professor Gareis says thirty percent said they wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful.

一半來自東亞的學(xué)生表示，他們不滿意自己交的美國(guó)朋友的數(shù)量。加賴斯教授說，30%的受訪者表示，他們希望自己的友誼更深入更有意義。

ELISABETH GAREIS: "Students from East Asia have cultures that are different on many levels from the culture in the United States. But then there's also language problems, and maybe some social skills, such as small talk, that are possibly not as important in their native countries, where it's not as important to initiate friendships with small talk."

加賴斯：“東亞學(xué)生有著在很多層面上和美國(guó)不同的文化，然而緊接著還有語(yǔ)言問題，可能還包括社交技巧，像寒暄，這在他們國(guó)內(nèi)可能并不重要，在那里通過寒暄激發(fā)友誼并不重要。”

She says many East Asian students blamed themselves for their limited friendships with Americans.

她表示，許多東亞學(xué)生將自己和美國(guó)人友誼有限的原因歸咎于自己。

ELISABETH GAREIS: "The vast majority blames themselves, actually for not speaking the language well enough, not knowing the culture well enough. There were also some comments about the college environment, like many of them were in the natural sciences or worked in labs where they were surrounded by other East Asians."

加賴斯：“絕大多數(shù)人歸咎于自己，實(shí)際上是由于語(yǔ)言不夠好，不太了解美國(guó)文化。此外還有一些對(duì)高校環(huán)境的意見，像他們中的許多人在自然科學(xué)領(lǐng)域，或在實(shí)驗(yàn)室工作，身邊都是其他東亞人的。”

VOA's Student Union blogger Jessica Stahl did her own survey to find out how American students and foreign students relate to each other. More than one hundred students, about half of them American, answered her online questions.

美國(guó)之音學(xué)生聯(lián)盟的博主杰西卡·斯塔爾(Jessica Stahl)進(jìn)行了自己的調(diào)查，以了解美國(guó)學(xué)生和外國(guó)學(xué)生如何相互關(guān)聯(lián)。一百多名學(xué)生參與了她的網(wǎng)上調(diào)查，其中約一半是美國(guó)學(xué)生。

Half of the international students and sixty percent of the Americans said they related as well or better to the other group than to their own group.

一半的國(guó)際學(xué)生和60%的美國(guó)學(xué)生表示，他們和非國(guó)人的關(guān)系一樣好，甚至更好。

Professor Gareis says students who make friends from their host country return home happier with their experience.

加賴斯教授稱，和東道主學(xué)生交朋友的國(guó)際學(xué)生回國(guó)后對(duì)自己的經(jīng)歷更為滿意。

ELISABETH GAREIS: "International students who make friends with host nationals are, overall, more satisfied with their stay in the host country. They have better language skills, they have better academic performance and they have better attitudes toward the host country."

加賴斯：“總體而言，和東道主學(xué)生交朋友的國(guó)際學(xué)生對(duì)他們?cè)跂|道國(guó)的停留更為滿意。他們語(yǔ)言技能和學(xué)術(shù)表現(xiàn)更好，對(duì)東道國(guó)態(tài)度也更好。”

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