Hungarian supervisors' perceptions of international doctoral students' linguistic and professional preparedness
Similar to global trends in the internationalization of higher education, doctoral programs in Hungary have also seen an increased enrollment of international students with diverse levels of readiness. This study aimed to explore Hungarian doctoral supervisors' perceptions of student preparedne...
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LoGoS Kutatócsoport Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Angoltanár-képző és Alkalmazott Nyelvészeti Tanszék
Szeged
2024
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| Sorozat: | EduLingua
10 No. 1 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Doktori képzés - Magyarország - 21. sz., Felsőoktatás - Magyarország - 21. sz., Egyetemi képzés - Magyarország - 21. sz., Nyelvészet - kutatás |
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| doi: | 10.14232/edulingua.2024.1.2 |
| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/88137 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | Similar to global trends in the internationalization of higher education, doctoral programs in Hungary have also seen an increased enrollment of international students with diverse levels of readiness. This study aimed to explore Hungarian doctoral supervisors' perceptions of student preparedness, their suggestions for improving screening, feedback mechanisms, and parallel development of language and subject knowledge. Through semi-structured interviews with 30 supervisors, the study found that students show a surprising diversity in their skills and academic background; some are excellent, while others lag behind. Many participants expressed concerns about their international students' lack of necessary research skills, academic reading and writing fluency, and cultural understanding in performing doctorallevel work. This may manifest as difficulties in allocating sources, reading assignments, and conducting critical analyses, and on overreliance on AI tools. They discussed in-class and out-of-class options to enhance students' linguistic and academic skills, and subject knowledge. Supervisors also found the screening process inadequate due to technical difficulties, pressure to accept students, and academic dishonesty. To balance these shortcomings and ensure transparency, some programs engage in preliminary discussions with candidates or request additional written work. However, as they reported, the extra care put into screening and providing individual support requires significant time and effort from the instructors. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 21-39 |
| ISSN: | 2415-945X |