dc.contributor.advisor |
Grant, B |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Xu, L |
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dc.contributor.author |
Li, Qinyun |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-09-21T04:17:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/37725 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this thesis, I examine my personal experiences of how a Chinese woman adjusts herself as an international student studying at the University of Auckland. Through autoethnography, I systematically investigate materials that involve my pictures, diary, interior monologue and conversations with my friends. I adopt the International Students Identity (ISI) Model and the theory of acculturation as the frameworks to theorise my stories. The ISI Model consists of six phases: pre-exposure, exposure, enclosure, emergence, integration and internationalization. The phases are helpful to describe the adjustment of my subjectivity and to rationalize the transformation I experienced in each step. Also, the idea of acculturation supports me to explore how I have integrated myself into the new culture. This thesis shows the real life of an international student studying in New Zealand, with struggles and reconciliations interwoven. In describing every phase and acculturation that I encountered, I hope to evoke emotional resonance in my readers, and provide new perspectives for supporting Chinese international students to New Zealand educationalists and universities. Key words: Autoethnography, Chinese international students, Acculturation, ISI Model |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99265079614102091 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/ |
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dc.title |
Between Aotearoa and China: An autoethnography of a Chinese international student |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Education |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.elements-id |
753383 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2018-09-21 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112937134 |
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