research activity 1

Free time after class is always important to students because is an opportunity of know people, relax or study. Students of different countries have different cultural backgrounds and different problems about the life abroad. In the English pre-sessional course the time after class is very important because this course has 15 hours of self study and the students have to manage well their time and know better how the different students use this time the university can give some advice to these students for improve the English learning.


Aim
The purpose of this research is to find out if different nationalities of pre-sessional students have the same use of their free time after class or their cultural background affects the student life in England.


Methods
The sample size was 34. The respondents were different nationality pre-sessional English students of London Metropolitan University.
First of all an initial questionnaire was made based on the main aim, then this questionnaire was probed in a small group of five people, after that a new questionnaire was elaborated. The questionnaire join mostly questions about the life style, accommodation and hobbies. Finally the questionnaire was filled by the English pre-sessional students of London Metropolitan University in a special activity.