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dc.contributor.advisorSiitonen, Marko
dc.contributor.authorSadaf
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-14T10:05:33Z
dc.date.available2019-10-14T10:05:33Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/65867
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines Bangladeshi students’ reasons of feeling anxious when they go abroad for higher education and their perception on institutional support that helps them in managing anxiety which eventually leads to effective communication. As international student population cannot be considered as one homogeneous group, studying Bangladeshi students’ perceptions and viewpoints brought out interesting insights. Research questions were derived on the basis of Gudykunst’s (2005) Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) theory. The theory suggests that managing two basic factors-anxiety and uncertainty is the key to build effective communication in intercultural settings. In this paper, only one factor-anxiety has been examined of Bangladeshi students in the Finnish universities. Qualitative thematic analysis has been used as a research method. Semi-structured interviews of 6 participants were analyzed to find the answers of the research questions. Findings of the research supported AUM theory and revealed that linguistic, cultural/religious and academic differences gave rise to anxiety among Bangladeshi students. Supportive teachers, other staff members and the university environment helped these students in reducing anxiety and thus, effective communication was possible.en
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dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.otherBangladeshi students
dc.subject.otherFinnish higher educational institution
dc.titleInstitutional support of Finnish universities : Bangladeshi students’ experiences
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201910144447
dc.type.ontasotPro gradu -tutkielmafi
dc.type.ontasotMaster’s thesisen
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaHumanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciencesen
dc.contributor.laitosKieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Language and Communication Studiesen
dc.contributor.yliopistoJyväskylän yliopistofi
dc.contributor.yliopistoUniversity of Jyväskyläen
dc.contributor.oppiaineIntercultural Communication (maisteriohjelma)fi
dc.contributor.oppiaineMaster's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communicationen
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dc.type.publicationmasterThesis
dc.contributor.oppiainekoodi3134
dc.subject.ysoahdistus
dc.subject.ysoopiskelijat
dc.subject.ysokulttuurienvälisyys
dc.subject.ysovaihto-opiskelijat
dc.subject.ysokorkeakouluopiskelu
dc.subject.ysoulkomaalaiset opiskelijat
dc.subject.ysoanxiety
dc.subject.ysostudents
dc.subject.ysointerculturalism
dc.subject.ysoexchange students
dc.subject.ysostudies in an institution of higher education
dc.subject.ysoforeign students
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