LATIN AMERICAN STUDENT PERCEPTION IN THEIR STUDY EXPERIENCES IN TAIWAN

[[abstract]]"這項研究旨在究析台灣獎學金的拉丁美洲國家獲獎生對於台灣提供之文化與競爭力(competences)的看法。本研究試圖定義出學生們如何透過正面或負面的經驗適應台灣社會與文化。在此研究中，可見到拉丁美洲學生在追求更高的學位時倍感挑 戰的因素，諸如語言、文化衝擊、家庭分離、居住、不被理解的壓力等。 此研究分析台灣各種獎學金之拉丁美洲獲獎生群體，研究發現在關於大學內部如何運作，以及獎學金的管理在公私立大學存在著差異。此外，這個研究亦涵蓋學生們如何能在其所就讀的教育機構中找出並分析問題，確認出應被排除的問題模式，若將此研究的建議納入考量將可排除前述問題。 "[[abstract]]"The following study intends to show the perceptions of Latin American students benefited with Taiwanese scholarships regarding to the culture and competences of Taiwan; based on the findings made in this study, it is possible to make a definition on how students perceive the experience of adapting to Taiwanese society and culture in a normal way. In this study, it is possible to see factors such as language, cultural shock, family separation, housing, the pressure of not being understood, in which Latin American students might perceive as a challenge when they pursue a higher education degree. In this study, various groups of Latin American students who are recipients of different kinds of scholarships provided by Taiwan were analyzed based on their type of scholarship and their type of university, some differences were founded on how the diverse faculties in the universities work internally, and also how scholarships are regulated around public or private universities. In addition, the study also covers how students are able to analyze issues within their study institutions, identifying diverse problem patterns that are possible to eliminate if the advice given in this study is taken into account. "[[note]]碩