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Aoyama, Tatsuya; Takahashi, Tomoko – Journal of International Students, 2020
This study examined factors affecting international students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in English as a second language (ESL), focusing on second language (L2) self-confidence, acculturation, and motivational types. L2 self-confidence was hypothesized to predict L2 WTC and to mediate the correlation between acculturation and L2 WTC for…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Acculturation
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Niemi, Hannele; Multisilta, Jari – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
This article presents results on how students became engaged and motivated when using digital storytelling in knowledge creation in Finland, Greece and California. The theoretical framework is based on sociocultural theories. Learning is seen as a result of dialogical interactions between people, substances and artefacts. This approach has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Washington, Brad Demetrius – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There is limited research addressing how graduate students from the People's Republic of China (PRC) are supported academically or socially while studying in the United States of America (U.S.). The purpose of this study was to address this gap in the literature by utilizing a participatory action research model in order to collaborate with…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Action Research, Educational Change, Foreign Countries