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Download full textBrutt-Griffler, Janina; Nurunnabi, Mohammad; Kim, Sumi – Journal of International Students, 2020
Given that students' level of preparedness for study abroad is malleable, this study aimed to assess Saudi students' level of preparedness academically and socioculturally to enhance their overseas experiences and success in higher education. Using a mixed methods research design consisting of survey data, semistructured interviews, and case…
Descriptors: Arabs, Study Abroad, Foreign Students, Educational Experience
Choi, Julie; Nunan, David – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018
In contemporary educational contexts, technology, globalization, and mobility have brought about a blurring of the boundary between language learning and activation in and beyond the classroom. (We prefer the term "activation" to "use" as it has a more dynamic connotation.) This contrasts with the pre-globalized, pre-Internet…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Usage
Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Guetta, Lea, Ed.; Hughes, Neil, Ed.; Reisenleutner, Sandra, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This volume examines many of the complex issues regarding the language skills and professional competencies acquired by students studying Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at universities in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It also outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies, methods, and resources employed by language academics to help…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Language Teachers
Direct linkGroves, Olivia; Verenikina, Irina; Chen, Honglin – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Research on the international student experience in Australia has highlighted the challenges that international students face when obtaining tertiary qualifications in an Australian university [AEI. (2012). "Student voices: Enhancing the experience of international students in Australia." Canberra, Australia: Australian Education…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Students, Males, Arabs
Bista, Krishna; Gaulee, Uttam – Journal of International Students, 2017
This section shares recent dissertations and theses with the "Journal of International Students" readers. There were about 139 graduate dissertations and theses related to the issues and challenges of international students in 2016. The complete versions of these selected dissertations are available in the ProQuest, Michigan-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Content Analysis
Wolff, Jared M. – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
An American studying for his master's degree in French in France reflects on the experience of advanced second-language learning. The discussion focuses on the stage at which interaction with others replaces formulation of sentences as the primary task and on understanding the power of word choice. (MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Graduate Students, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedMcClure, Joanne – ELT Journal, 2001
Describes the development of a program for helping postgraduate students overcome both the cultural and linguistic problems they face when they go on to study in a country with very different traditions and ways of working than they are accustomed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Brecht, Richard D.; And Others – 1993
A large-scale statistical study of the predictors of language gain during study abroad is reported. Subjects were 658 American college and graduate students in the Soviet Union between spring 1984 and spring 1990. Variables examined included student characteristics (age, gender, citizenship, country of birth, place and levels of formal education,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Students, Graduate Students, Grammar
McEnery, Jean M.; Des Harnais, Gaston – 1988
The proposal for a study of success factors for overseas business interns is presented. The proposed research would investigate predictors of success for undergraduate and graduate international trade majors from the United States and Western Europe who are interning in foreign countries. Predictors to be considered include personal…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adjustment (to Environment), Business Administration Education, College Students
