Cultural Backgrounds In Australia

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This article is from an academic jo¬¬¬¬¬¬urnal of Australia. There are more and more international students from different areas attend universities in Australia. Some universities have over 20 percent of international students. However, these international students came from different regions, so their culture background might be varied drastically. It would be a difficulty for teachers to help those students because they lack of basic knowledge and trainings. Their culture backgrounds are different with local students significantly, while they would have different understanding of lecture, therefore their learning experiences and academic accomplishment would be affected. Different culture backgrounds also mean different languages. Sometimes

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