Hello,Kira,how are you?Fine thanks,Paul,how are you?Well,thanks.It's good to see you.It must be twelve months since you did our course?That's right.It's nice to come back and say hello.What course did you enrol in?Actually,I went straight into third year Pharmacy.They credited me with two years,which probably made it more difficult for me.On the other hand,you were lucky to be granted credits.Is that why you chose the course?Yes.And,as I'd already finished a course in it in my country.I thought it would be easier if I studied something I already knew.I didn't realise you went into third year.I thought you started in first year.No wonder it was so hard!And what do you think is one of the big differences between studying at a university here and studying in your country?Well,I've found it very difficult to write assignments,because I wasn't familiar with that aspect of the system here.The main problem is that the lecturers expect you to be critical.That made me feel really terrible.I thought "How can I possibly do it?How can I comment on someone else's research when they probably spent five years doing it?"I think a lot of people who come from overseas countries have similar problems.But after a while it became easier for me.People expect you to have problems with the process of reading and writingbut,in fact,it is more a question of altering your viewpoint towards academic study.
