Give yourself some time man, believe me we all used to be the Asian geek. You can start from reading more references before discussion and try to say one or two sentences, just to let people know you are trying to get involved. These people are not better than you academically, they just benefit from a language which is more similar to their mother tongue. Try to approach someone easy-going and spend some time with him or her, and this guy is gonna be your channel to others in the class. Or you can try to make friends with Spainish, based on my experiences they are having the same language problem and most of them are easy to get alone with:D You have the courage to come to the Netherlands, and you must have put a lot of efforts to make it there, so don't make yourself so miserable. Take a short trip by train and ask if someone wanna come with you. Good luck and you will definitely be fine if you keep trying.
tracysxy 发表于 2015-03-21 17:22
Give yourself some time man, believe me we all used to be the Asian geek. You can start from reading more references before discussion and try to say one or two sentences, just to let people know you are trying to get involved. These people are not better than you academically, they just benefit from a language which is more similar to their mother tongue. Try to approach someone easy-going and spend some time with him or her, and this guy is gonna be your channel to others in the class. Or you can try to make friends with Spainish, based on my experiences they are having the same language problem and most of them are easy to get alone with:D You have the courage to come to the Netherlands, and you must have put a lot of efforts to make it there, so don't make yourself so miserable. Take a short trip by train and ask if someone wanna come with you. Good luck and you will definitely be fine if you keep trying.