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Swarts, Tarynne; Hannes, Karin; Rodrigues-Quiles, Jose A. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
Due to an increase in mobility programs, the number of South African international students is on the rise. Despite this increase there is a lack of research on South African international students. The acculturation challenges of South African international students, studying in Flanders, Belgium in a non-Anglophonic context was investigated. A…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Student Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Cultural Differences
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Wang, Qingchun; Leen, Steffanie; Hannes, Karin – Journal of International Students, 2018
Millions of tertiary international students are studying abroad, and the number of exchange students continues to increase. We explored experiences of South American students studying in a non-Anglophone context. A photo elicitation methodology was applied to support data collection. Five participants were asked to visualize their challenges in…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Latin Americans, Student Adjustment, Cultural Differences
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Meng, Qian; Zhu, Chang; Cao, Chun – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
This study examined global competence of Chinese international students sojourning in a non-Anglophone European country as a mediator between foreign language proficiency (i.e., English and local language) and social and academic adaptation, and social connectedness in international community. A sample of 206 Chinese students in Belgium responded…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment