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Bar Chart400300Major educationcountryAustraliaNot_AustraliaCount2001000veryconfidentnot very buttry tonot confidentothersAre you confident about your Englishto participate in-class discussionsFigure 6.7Only 30% of the international students felt that they were very confident about theirEnglish when participating in-class discussions compared to 87% of the Australianstudents who felt the same. Over half (52%) the international students did not feelvery confident but would make an ef<strong>for</strong>t to participate. However, there is cause <strong>for</strong>concern regarding the 15% of international students who said that they do not feelconfident <strong>and</strong> there<strong>for</strong>e do not participate much in class discussion. Classdiscussion plays an important role in university learning, so to ensure thatinternational students feel confident in participating we must first fix the languageproblems faced by many of these students.6.1.8 Class presentationOnly a small percentage of international students are confident in class presentationdue to their language difficulties.Question V.5. Do you have any English language-related difficulties in classpresentations?A. I need to get help from others <strong>for</strong> my presentationsB. I can do it with confidence after good practiceC. If it is a group presentation, I would like to prepare material <strong>and</strong> get a localstudent to make the presentationD. I am confident to do it113

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