Exploring the Relationship Between Language Barrier and the Poor Performance of BAME/International Students in the United Kingdom Universities

In recent years, the number of BAME/International students has been on a steady increase as many migrate from their home countries into the United Kingdom to advance their graduate studies in British universities. In spite that most BAME students migrate to the United Kingdom for the purpose of education, their poor academic performance has however been an observable trend. While many works of literature have sought to investigate the reasons behind this unpleasant trend, some have offered a very interesting perspective to the discourse as to the fact that BAME students experience some obstacles which partially affect them in adjusting to the environmental, educational, and cultural lifestyle. Notably, the obstacles affect the BAME students’ chances of graduating with good grades than their British colleagues in UK universities. While this is believed mostly amongst BAME students, it remains, at best, a conjecture. Thus, this study shall examine how BAME students from Asian and African nations change when they enrol in a campus-based university in the UK to pursue their diverse academic goals. To achieve this, quantitative and qualitative research methods will be adopted to empirically explore the language barrier, cultural differences, and issues encountered by the BAME students at postgraduate level in the UK universities. Furthermore, a face-to-face interview and questionnaires will be adopted to gather data from students in the College. Survey and interview questions will be shared amongst students to ascertain their perception of schooling, grade performance in respect to the challenges