Re: Barriers/difficulties for Pakistani Students in the UK and USA
I do agree that in UK you are not made to learn blindly content other the odd mathermatical expression or formula. You are made to use the conecpt which is whats important as anyone can memorise pages but do you understand it?
We have a lot of S.Asia PG students. Most very clever but they wont understand the slang language becuase dont interact with those not fro Asia that much. Ultimatly they loose out as communication techniques would reall develop. We get a few intresting theoris, and different ways to solves problems.
The chinese are even more reserved. Some are very thick just here for the sake of it. From very rich families funding studies and not doing much. You get some who are not so privelaged and being the only sun/daughter their families spend their whole life saving up for education. They really study hard, robotic like. Usually solve problems complete prjects before we figure out what needs doing. Ther english normally let's them down on presentations and reports with non technical writing.