tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359111066704829740.post5680089965336304020..comments2018-08-26T13:19:30.259+01:00Comments on <center>Middlesex University <br>Annual Learning & Teaching <br>Conference 2012</center>: Track A: Barriers and benefactors: Overseas masters students’ experience of seeking success in the UK HE environmentInspirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712793552832239695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359111066704829740.post-11661345121938379282012-07-05T16:28:17.577+01:002012-07-05T16:28:17.577+01:00This was one of the most interesting events of the...This was one of the most interesting events of the day for me. I was really surprised (but perhaps should not have been) with the survey finding about how many international students have never ever written anything longer than 500 words, even at PG level. Once you know that, issues such as plagiarism and purchasing of essays (as desperate measures) become so clear. It also then makes it abundantly clear that we must, really must, provide a lot more transition support and training to fit these students for our programmes. It's too late for a final year top up student if they find out they have to write 3500 words in October. They need to learn to do this much much earlier. Task group involving programmes, LDU and Presessional teachers needed I think.<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06764801041477493876noreply@blogger.com