Pratica di Shadowing: 1.2k - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

If you're thinking about studying in Australia, you're probably feeling lots of emotions right now.

Studying in another country can feel like a very overwhelming experience and a massive challenge.

I was an international student myself, I did both my bachelor degree and my master's here, and I know firsthand what it feels like to move to another country,

leave your family and friends behind and having to adapt to a whole new culture or country and in some instances, at least in my case, a new language.

It's a massive turning point in your life

and it can definitely feel a bit overwhelming

so these are the things i wish i had known as an international student here in australia

if you're interested keep watching

okay let's start off with the admin stuff first

if you want to study here in australia you're going to need a student visa

so one of the main things that you can do for yourself

and to make the whole process much easier is to contact an education consultant as i've said in many videos education

consultants or education agents are people who help you get enrolled in an Australian university

and they process your student visa even your health insurance because

if you are not aware you do need to get health insurance

which is the condition of your student visa

so the best thing you can do is to contact an education consultant usually they are free

because they get a commission from the university

that they are going to be enrolling you in

so basically you don't have to pay for that service

which is a win-win something that i want to say though

and this is very very important so please pay attention is

that education agents have to be authorized by the university you're interested in applying to

so how do you find a qualified education agent go to your university website

and you'll see that they have a list of authorized education consultants click on

that list and filter by your country so check these resources

and make sure that they are authorized and qualified

and i'm saying this

because they have been reports of scammers people around the world pretending to be education agents

and stealing money from families under the promise

that they are education agents who are going to help you get into an Australian university.

So please do your own due diligence and make sure that they are qualified agents.

And the same applies for migration agents.

Make sure that they are MARA registered.

Okay, so that's my first recommendation.

If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed when you're researching what university to go to, entry requirements or how to enroll in that university, perhaps do a bit of research

and try to find an education consultant in your country

so they can do the whole all the paperwork and process your student visa for yourself.

Now my second recommendation and something that I wish I had known before is

that you can contact the university directly as well so if you have any questions regarding your study program,

tuition fees or what are the career pathways after you complete that program, what scholarships are available for people like you from your own country etc. The best thing

that you can do is to go to the university website directly.

All universities have a scholarship section for example if you are interested in

that or in terms of career outcomes etc. The best thing

that you can do is to send them an email

or contact them via their website and they're going to get in touch with you

because at the end of the day it's in their best interest to have you as a student right

so that's my main advice if you have any questions about

that contact the university directly

and in relation to this i had a full video on how i got a scholarship here in australia

so i recommend watching that if you want to know a bit more okay another point

that i like to emphasize relates to english learning the language

and practicing the language this is going to be paramount it's

going to be super important at the time of submitting your assignments

or even getting good grades and passing your exams at uni

so something that served me really really well is

that one year before coming to australia i spent months and months just studying English, focusing on that, on writing specifically,

writing is super important when you are having to perform at an academic level.

Try to focus on that and another point

that I want to emphasize in relation to this is that I highly recommend taking advantage of your English exam.

For example, I had to take the IELTS academic test

which not only helped me enroll in my university course

and get a student visa but it also prepared me for my university studies and for life in Australia.

And to be honest

if I hadn't prepared for the IELTS I'm not sure I would have been able to pass my university subjects

because having a good English level

when you're studying here in Australia is essential to be able to write assignments to participate in class

or to even communicate with your classmates now

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So take advantage of that English test, learn as much vocabulary as possible, learn how to grad essays.

That's something that served me really really well.

Another thing is accommodation.

So many students, many people usually ask me where do I stay when I'm a student in Australia?

What type of accommodation is available?

You have a few options.

You can stay in university accommodation, for example the university of melbourne has accommodation in their campus

and you can go and stay there

or you can stay in a studio apartment in the city

or you can go to a share house

which is one of the most common options

or you can rent an apartment for yourself

so you have a few options i have lots of videos

on how to rent a house in australia i'll leave you a link down below

and my best advice

if you're planning to look for accommodation like to rent an apartment for yourself

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or a shared house is to rent an RV for a period of two weeks to four weeks

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and during that time you can look for shared accommodation

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or look for a house that will give you enough time for you to settle nicely, get familiar with your surroundings, with your environment, so that's a really really good option.

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Now let's talk about university life in general and something that I wish I had known.

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My best tip is to make the most out of your orientation week.

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If you are not aware orientation week is basically a period during your first week of university

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and if you're an international student my understanding is

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that this is compulsory at least it was for me and during

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that orientation week you're going to go to your university your

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institution you can walk around you're going to meet people other

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international students who are on the same boat as you they're new to the country they're new to australia

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so this is an amazing time to make good friends

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and to just get familiar with where your classes will be as well during

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that week as well you're going to have to register for your student card, they're going to take a photo of you.

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It's a good period as well to get familiar with public transportation, how to get to your university, make the most out of that.

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So your first day of university you're going to feel super confident.

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I remember myself I was very, very intimidated by the whole process but yeah, then you just adapt as you go.

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Now in relation to this as well, you'll find that most universities here in Australia,

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if not all, they have student services and lots of resources for students and international students particularly.

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So make use of all those resources if you have any questions

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if you have any issues at university you just go to

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the student services hub go in person i highly recommend doing

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that ask them any questions

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if you have any inquiries that's your best your best resource another tip

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and this is a very very big one for me

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and one of the most important ones make friends try to

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make friends be proactive don't close yourself in your cocoon many

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people are intimidated i'm a very introvert person as It takes a

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while perhaps to adapt and perhaps one becomes a bit shy at the time of making friends.

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But this is something that I wish I had known.

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You need to make an effort when it comes to making friends, especially when you've moved to the other side of the world.

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You are by yourself or perhaps with your partner, but still it's just you or the two of you and no one else.

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So you have to create a social network.

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The best thing that you can do is to get involved, get involved in university activities, university clubs for example I do rock climbing so

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if you do bouldering

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or climbing perhaps you might be interested in joining a university rock climbing club

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and you go on weekends with your peers you go rock climbing in the mountains you can go on hikes

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or if you're into the arts for example you can go

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and play an instrument get involved

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and make friends that's one of the most important pieces of advice

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that I wish I had known

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because it's definitely not easy especially as an adult it becomes a bit more challenging

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and in some instances for example classes you have different schedules as well it's not

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that you share the same classes with the same people i guess it depends on the on the discipline

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that you're studying but in my case i chose a different range of electives

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and this is something else you can choose different electives throughout your program

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but you're going to be with different people in different classes

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so it's not

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that you're going to get to spend a lot of time with them to develop those strong friendships right

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so by getting involved in university clubs and meeting like-minded people as well

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that increases the likelihood of you actually establishing very very good friendships another thing

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if it's not university clubs you can also join meetup groups

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talked about them in other videos especially on how to make friends in australia

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but meetup groups are also an amazing free resource for you to meet new people

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or even for example

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if you want to practice your english you can go to

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meet up groups for example at a bar in the city

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and you meet other people you can play games it's an

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amazing way of learning about the culture having a good time meeting new people

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and practicing the new language so highly recommend doing

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that as well okay now in relation to this in relation to making friends

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and looking after your mental health yeah something that many students experience

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and i've experienced it myself is culture shock culture shock is basically

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when you move to a new country and it's

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so different to your home country that you really have to adapt

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and at the beginning you're a bit paralyzed by it right like how do you interact with these people

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so culture shock can take many forms perhaps you have a bad experience in terms of interactions with other people

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or perhaps you have a culture shock in terms of how

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the new university works right for example i had studied back in argentina

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and then i got the transfer

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so the australian university system was very very different to what i was used to

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that was a bit of a shock and i had to adapt up to

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that so take your time and if you're experiencing any distress culture shocks know

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that it's normal to feel perhaps a bit overwhelmed by the new country

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and this new way of doing things look after your mental health the good thing is

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that australian universities

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and different australian institutions even in the workplace they have free

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counseling support as well i've used it in the past

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because yeah life it's life right so if you need any help

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if you're feeling depressed or if you're feeling down

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or even you're feeling very overwhelmed by the whole migration journey go

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and seek help and again universities have free counseling support for students

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so take advantage of that there's nothing wrong with asking for help

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and it can be very good to have the opportunity to talk to a professional

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and have that safe space another point and another thing

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that i wish i had known earlier it's to network with

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your teachers with your professors at university they can be amazing resources

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when it comes to looking for a job

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so this is something i wish i had known earlier then

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of course at the end of my bachelor degree i did it

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and it was amazing because for example i was interested in change management

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and i fell in love with that subject and i contacted my teacher

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and she said yeah come along to a conference

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and i'll introduce you to some people she was amazing

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so i found that university teachers here in australia are very very helpful.

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Yeah, they don't have any issues in giving you some guidance in terms of career advice.

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So I recommend networking with your teachers, trying to take advantage of that as well, because university at the end of the day, you're going for studying, but also you're going there for networking.

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Now, another thing, perhaps an admin kind of related point is

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that each university has its own learning management system

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and basically this is kind of like a database where you're

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going to have access to all your assignments your grade assessments

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and different resources available that's where you'll have to submit your

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assignments that's where all communication with teachers as well happens perhaps

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you're going to have access to different forums as well to interact with different students

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so getting used to a learning management system at least dedicate one day

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or a few hours to get used to that

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and yeah that's something

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that i wish i had known just getting you to the learning management system of your university

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and knowing how to submit assignments etc

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and all those different rules now time management is another massive thing

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that you need to consider

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when you're studying managing your time effectively creating schedules for your

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assignments as i said earlier i'm getting familiar with the learning management system

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when your assignments are due because they are penalties

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if you submit your assignment beyond the due date and

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if you have any issues in terms of for example

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if you need extensions etc you can talk to your teachers perhaps they give you some kind of exemption

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or extensions considering different special circumstances another thing to know is

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that the cost of living in australia is pretty high in

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comparison to other countries although this is compensated by high salaries but

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if you're an international student perhaps the first few months in australia you're not going to be working that's something

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that you do need to keep in mind

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that cost of living is high because tuition fees are extremely high

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which it's fair enough but yeah you can expect to pay minimum 20k per year

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and that's minimum for your degree and then yeah grocery shopping

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and accommodation especially rent can be high as well

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if you don't have a job so highly recommend budgeting for

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that and making sure

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that your finances are in the green i have a full video on how to live tip in australia

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so or perhaps that could help you.

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And in relation to that, take advantage of student discounts or student concessions.

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So basically if you're a student you have different concessions

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and discounts for example for public transport or for museums or for the movies etc. So make use of that.

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Usually you just need to present your student card but talk to your university if you have any questions about that.

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But yeah, make use of your student concessions.

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In terms of work and volunteering, as you may be aware in australia you can work part-time generally depending on your discipline

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but in general you can work part-time during your study period

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and then full-time during your holidays yeah during the the break

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so that's good good news

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so it will give you the chance to get a bit of money

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when you're studying and something that you can do is at university

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so for example the first years you can perhaps do some casual jobs

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if you want

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but then your last year of university i highly recommend trying to get an internship a placement

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or do volunteering work in professional environments

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if getting a job is what you're after right after you graduate volunteering is super important this is something

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that i've done while i was studying

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and it was an amazing stepping stone for me to get a professional job after i graduated

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because it got me not only local experience but also references

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which are very very important if you want to know more about working in Australia.

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I have lots of videos.

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I'll leave you the links down below.

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And another tip is explore Australia and get out there,

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make friends, travel around, you move from the other side of the world very likely to this country to explore

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and get to know people from different countries and different cultures, people who perhaps you wouldn't have met if you had stayed in your country.

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And yeah, I hope you enjoyed this video.

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I hope it is helpful.

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I wish you all the best in your university studies here in Australia if you decide to come here.

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Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.

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Bye!

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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