Academic culture

Academic culture can be the environment of the students and the way that student study. This kind of culture differs from country to country due to education system practiced.

When started to study in the university, I firstly studied in my home country Qatar it's noticed that the way teaching  differs where students choose their subjects leading them to finish an amount of expected hours in the major. It is totally different in the UK , the university gives a schedule with the subject from your major and let you finish them throughout the year. However, getting shocked is defined according to UKCISA (2012) " the impact of moving from a familiar culture to one which is unfamiliar" it did not affected any shocks comparing because in Qatar it used the same way for teaching in school, and it is positive way for some students. The unusual that it is positive in the academic culture in UK , that they are always known of the restriction with the deadlines , where it is an important rule in English universities either you hav a good excuse with evidence, you will be excused (university of east anglia 2012) . So it is different in the usage of education system and some considerable aspects.











Bibliography

UKCISA (2012) International students and culture shock. Available at:http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/info_sheets/culture_shock.php (Accessed: 14 March 2013).

University of East Anglia (2012) Academic Culture Shock.  Available at:http://www.uea.ac.uk/services/students/let/let_international/academicshock (Accessed: 14 March 2013).