2009 Conference Proceedings

The 20th ISANA International Education Conference was held in Canberra, ACT, from 1 – 4 December 2009 at The Realm Hotel.

Theme: Celebrating 20 years of ISANA & embracing the future

Title:	20th ISANA International Education Association Conference Proceedings
Format:	Web (isana.proceedings.com.au/2009-conference)
Publisher:	ISANA International Education Association Inc.
Place of Publication:	The Gap, Queensland, Australia, 4061
Editor:	Dr Felicity Fallon
ISBN:	978-0-9757180-3-2 Online Resource

Referencing

Surname, Initial (2009), The paper title, Conference Proceedings of the 20th ISANA International Education Conference, 1 – 4 December 2009, ISANA International Education Association, page XXX.

Presentations

Click on the link to open the abstract, paper, slides or other media, where available. Refereed category papers are fully written and blind peer reviewed papers. All Refereed papers have been pre-screened for conformity with the submission guidelines and overall appropriateness for the conference. These papers have been evaluated in a double-blind peer review process. Reviewers include academics and researchers in the field of international education. Acceptance and rejection decisions are finalised by the Program Committee.

Updates from Authors

If you have additional material you would like included in the proceedings or if you spot any errors that need correcting, please email us at mail@conferencedesign.com.au.

 

Paper	Title	Authors	Abstract	Paper	Slides
Non Refereed	Virtual enterprise: An opportunity for inter-connections	Ma. Virginia Sinay Aguilar
Workshop	Initiatives in English language development for international students	Dr Jeanette Baird
F1 Refereed	When ‘onshore’ looks like ‘offshore’: quality assurance with onshore partner providers	Dr Jeanette Baird
F1 Refereed	The pre-Australian study experience: An Analysis of how Australian educated Malaysian educated women (and men) view their overseas education experience prior to their point of embarkment	Janice Boey, Dr Wendy Smith, Prof Denise Cuthbert
F1 Refereed	International students and international relations: bridging the gap between education policy and foreign policy	Dr Andrew Butcher
Workshop	ExcelL: a strategic intervention for increased interaction between international and local students	Karen Commons, Helen Gray
F1 Refereed	What students are actually learning on study abroad and how to improve the learning experience	Melanie Dunkley
Non Refereed	Engaging with education agents	Paula Dunstan
Non Refereed	Developing Materials for Homestays and Students from Saudi Arabia	Felicity Fallon, David Bycroft
Non Refereed	It’s too easy – studying at NZ universities, perceptions vs reality. A pilot study	Jane Gunn-Lewis
Non Refereed	Cultural diversity and effective homestay placement	Tina Holland
Non Refereed	Invisible? Inscrutable? —Concerns, needs and support of Japanese students	Sayako Inui
Non Refereed	Successful Orientations – Presenting tedious information in a student-friendly format	Cara Jacoby, Alexandra Hill, Kate Davidson
Non Refereed	eCounselling for international students to assist in successful transitions	Nicole King
Non Refereed	The NZAID Prestart Programme: a new take on international orientation tailored to a specific audience	Inge De Leeuw, Julia Nicholson, Mrs. Xiaodan Gao
Non Refereed	Cultural differences in foreign language learning attitudes	Wai Ha Leung
Non Refereed	Is it a match made in heaven between the international students and local communities?	Stephen Lin
Non Refereed	Sink or swim – A case study of Indian medical students’ community interaction in a regional University in China	Stephen Lin, Moli Jasmine Yang, Prof Qixi Dong
Workshop	Using digital storytelling to explore the help-seeking behaviour of international students	Dr Nadia Lovett
F1 Refereed	Cross-cultural influences on the help-seeking behaviours of adolescent females	Dr Nadia Lovett
Workshop	Love & friendship across cultures	Ravi Lulla
F1 Refereed	Choices and expectations of Asian born NZ trained business graduates	Terry McGrath, Viv Anderson, Chze Pheng Ching, Dr Andrew Butcher
F1 Refereed	When we are at Uni our minds are at home: Saudi students worrying about wives	Warren Midgley
Non Refereed	Prospective students’ expectations of academic language and learning support to be provided to them at La Trobe University	Usha Rao
Non Refereed	International student program structures: Optimising intercultural interactions	Kathryn Richardson
Non Refereed	Towards a more inclusive and integrated model – orientation for international and domestic student	Maryann Seow
Non Refereed	International students and fire safety awareness: An initiative towards meeting the challenge of community, industry and cultural expectations	Sharon Smith, Marc Florio
Non Refereed	Indian students in Australia – victims of crime, racism or the media?	Peter Spolc, Dr Murray Lee
F1 Refereed	A phenomenological study of international postgraduate students’ sense of security in an Australian context	Noparat Tananuraksakul
F1 Refereed	Perceptions of facework in international student-international student advisor interaction	Quang-Ngoc-Thuy Tran, Jacqui Harding
F1 Refereed	The acculturation dilemma of Asian international students in Australia: The case of Vietnamese international students	Le Nhat Tran
Non Refereed	Volunteering made me feel like part of something bigger: Service learning in international volunteer programs	Kym Treacy, Vailoa Milo-Harris
F1 Refereed	Embedding ‘Learning Guides’ in a flexible delivery model: Improving academic acculturation for international students at an Australian university	Donna Velliaris, Richard Warner
Non Refereed	Creating Safe Communities – Online Safety Tutorial	Katie Yamaguchi, Jan Thomas
F1 Refereed	Catering the needs of Gen Y from overseas in Australian University	Moli Jasmine Yang, Stephen LIN
F1 Refereed	Many Chinese cultures, Many learning styles	Moli Jasmine Yang, Stephen Lin
Workshop	Bridging differences: Saudi students and the Australasian education experience	Mohammad Zeidan, Waleed Wahsh