Youtube: A Medium To Acquire The Academic Knowledge For The Majority Of Foreign Students In China

The majority of foreign students have zero proficiency in the Chinese language prior to coming to China for higher education. Unsurprisingly, they choose English as the study language. Considering the scarcity of lecturers in Chinese universities with high precision in English as a teaching language. International students managing the potential conflicts of communication, acquire the academic knowledge by watching pertinent educational videos on YouTube-EDU. But inaccessibility to YouTube and restriction on using the virtual private network (VPN) in China obstruct them to gain the academic knowledge. This study addresses the communal barriers of language and technology; hindering the academic stay of international students for higher education in China. Time and budget constraints involved in this study, we recruited 5245 international students from 27 Chinese universities as research partakers. Findings of this research study validate the stated argument that due to the language barrier, the majority of foreign students rush to access YouTube-EDU to watch pertinent educational videos. But, inaccessibility to YouTube-EDU, and VPN constraint in China aid difficulties for them to acquire the academic knowledge in their degree program. Although, students firmly believe that studying in China is ideal to excel the learning capability. Yet, educational mavens facilitating the international students to access the YouTube-EDU or to use VPN to access the YouTube-EDU will ease their academic stay in China.