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Book Synopsis Second Language Learning by : Virginia Gonzalez
Download or read book Second Language Learning written by Virginia Gonzalez and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gonzalez' (TESL, U. of Cincinnati) text developed from her own experiences as an international graduate student in the U.S., and her interest in mentoring international students when she became a college professor. She examines the effects of social, cultural, cognitive, affective/emotional, and linguistic factors on the adaption process of interna.
Book Synopsis Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students by : Mei Zhong
Download or read book Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students written by Mei Zhong and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students provides readers with engaging articles that illuminate key differences between the culture of America and that of foreign nations, especially with regard to the higher education system. The collection empowers students to analyze and discuss cultural differences, develop skillsets that will help them thrive in the American educational system, and build their cross-cultural communication skills and compe
Book Synopsis Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students by : Mei Zhong
Download or read book Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students written by Mei Zhong and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students provides readers with engaging articles that illuminate key differences between the culture of America and that of foreign nations, especially with regard to the higher education system. The collection empowers students to analyze and discuss cultural differences, develop skillsets that will help them thrive in the American educational system, and build their cross-cultural communication skills and competencies. The anthology is divided into three parts. In Part I, students are introduced to cultural concepts, key terms and ideas in human communication, and the main cultural differences international students are likely to discover when studying at a university in the United States. Part II focuses on cross-cultural adaptation, featuring articles about interacting with American professors, time management, effective study and attendance habits, and America's emphasis on academic integrity. The final part includes readings that examine nonverbal communication and the relationship between language and culture. Featuring invaluable content and scholarly insight, Adaptation to the United States Academic Culture for International Students is an ideal resource for students who've recently begun studies in the U.S., as well as university programs that seek to support the adaptation and overall experience of international students at their institution. Mei Zhong earned her Ph.D. from Kent State University. She is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University, where she also serves as the advisor for the international studies minor in the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts. Dr. Zhong has been involved in promoting international education for over 20 years and serves as a faculty coordinator for several educational exchange programs between SDSU and international universities. In addition, she has served as the president of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies, an affiliated organization of the National Communication Association.
Book Synopsis Cultural Adaptation of International Students in the U.S. by : Amandeep Gill
Download or read book Cultural Adaptation of International Students in the U.S. written by Amandeep Gill and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study examined the ethnic differences in acculturative stress between non-European and European international students. In addition, the relationships between perceived discrimination (race/ethnicity-based and foreigner-based), social support from five sources (family in home country, co-nationals, other international students, American friends, and online ethnic support groups), and acculturative stress were examined. Data were collected from international students at California State University, Sacramento. Results revealed that race/ethnicity-based discrimination, foreigner-based discrimination, social support from family in home country, and social support from American friends were significant predictors of acculturative stress in international students.
Book Synopsis Cultural Adaptation Issues Among International Students in the United States by : Jean Carlos L. Quinones
Download or read book Cultural Adaptation Issues Among International Students in the United States written by Jean Carlos L. Quinones and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Effects of Social Support Networks in Cross-cultural Adaptation of International Students in the United States by : Maria Dolores Molina Davila
Download or read book Effects of Social Support Networks in Cross-cultural Adaptation of International Students in the United States written by Maria Dolores Molina Davila and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise in international student enrollment in the United States and the goal of creating multicultural campuses has prompted the need to further the study of cross-cultural adaptation. This study investigates the influence of social support networks in the adaptation process of international students through a relational regulation perspective (Lakey & Orehek, 2011). International students from two southwestern universities were surveyed. Data was analyzed using regression analysis. In contrast to past literature (Bochner, McLeod, & Lin, 1977; Furnham & Alibhai, 1985), commonly using a stress-buffering approach, perceived balance social support did not predict acculturative stress. Furthermore, there was a correlation between the strength of the conational friend network and acculturative stress for students that have been in the United States the longest. However, these students had a lower overall conational friend network on average. Results of this study suggest the conational network is also important for the final stages of adaptation. Finally, the collectivism/individualism worldview dimension was important when analyzing the preferred social support network of students as collectivism influenced the strength of the conational friend and American friend social support networks. However, individualism did not significantly influence the strength of any social support network. Additionally, collectivism was also related to higher levels of acculturative stress. Overall, this study reinforces Kim and Ruben's (1987) Stress-Adaptation-Growth Model as stress and growth are seen as integrated in the adaptation process. The fact that a balanced social support networks did not indicate a variation in acculturative stress does not mean participants will not adapt to the new environment, as stress is a major component during the acculturation process. This study raises the need to study international student's social support networks through a relational regulation perspective. Using this approach will also serve to analyze the role of each social support network through time.
Book Synopsis Understanding International Students' Cultural Adaptation in Acculturation Framework by : Ulziimaa Chimed-Ochir
Download or read book Understanding International Students' Cultural Adaptation in Acculturation Framework written by Ulziimaa Chimed-Ochir and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of international students studying in the United States has reached unprecedented levels over recent years. While the process of acculturation has been studied over this time, we argue that there has been a lack of a systematic approach that considers the impacts of the ecological context on cultural adaptation. This study examined cultural adaptation as an outcome of the acculturation process, which is impacted by the ecological context. We studied international students from multiple countries who were studying at Cornell University, which is located in the Northeastern United States. This study surveyed international students using an online questionnaire and utilized a stepwise multiple regression analysis and a principal component analysis to test our hypotheses regarding cultural distance, individual characteristics, familial context, and institutional and societal context in regard to their influence on students' ability to adapt. We hypothesized that international students who perceived that there was a large distance between their home and host (the U.S.) country culture, a large distance between personal ideal culture and the host culture, and small distance between personal ideal culture and home culture would be less likely to adapt. Additionally, we predicted that students who were motivated to adapt, resilient, and proficient in English would also be more likely to adapt successfully. We also hypothesized that stable early family life, strong ties to family and friends in their home country, and perception of host institution and society as inclusive or exclusive of internationals would influence their adaptation. We found that students who are highly motivated to adapt to the US culture and who perceived their English skills as proficient are better able to adapt to the new culture. Also, those who had a stable early family life and those who perceived the host institution and general society as inclusive of international students were more likely to adapt to the U.S. culture. However, we did not find that resilience, strong ties to family or friends residing in the home country or perceived cultural distance were likely to lead to successful adaptation.
Book Synopsis The Role of International Student Services in Students' Cross-cultural Adaptation in U.S. and Japanese Universities, a Master's Thesis by : Mitsuko Shimizu
Download or read book The Role of International Student Services in Students' Cross-cultural Adaptation in U.S. and Japanese Universities, a Master's Thesis written by Mitsuko Shimizu and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cultural Adaption of International Students by :
Download or read book Cultural Adaption of International Students written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trend of studying abroad is rapidly expanding worldwide. Even though research has examined the impact of studying abroad, the effects of stereotypes on students' overall cultural adaptation into the new culture has not been notably assessed. The present study examines the stereotypes of warmth and competence that international students attribute to U.S. Americans and the effect these stereotypes have on these students' preparedness for change, intercultural communication competence, and overall cultural adaptation to American society. Utilizing Kim's (2001) Cross-Cultural Adaptation Theory as a framework, this study investigates the process of cultural adaptation by including preparedness for change, stereotypes warmth and competence, and intercultural communication competence. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 218 international students at a large southwestern university. First it was shown that preparedness for change positively affects intercultural communication competence. However, it was then illustrated that preparedness for change did not relate to international students' adaptation into the American culture. International students' perceived perception of U.S. Americans was then tested. Through this, it was found that U.S. Americans are considered to be more competent than warm. From this finding, the relationship between the two stereotype dimensions proved to correlate. This indicates that if Americans are perceived as warm, that will positively associate that with perceptions of competence. Next, stereotypes warmth and competence were shown to relate to preparedness for change. The more prepared for change an international student was, the more warmth and competence toward U.S. Americans was felt. When examining the relationship between intercultural communication competence and the two stereotype dimensions, only stereotype competence was shown to fully relate. The warmth dimension was only partially related to intercultural communication competence. Following, only stereotype warmth was shown to be a predictor for cultural adaptation. Stereotype competence was not positively related to an international student's cultural adaptation. Last, intercultural communication competence positively related to an international students' cultural adaptation into the American culture. Through gaining this knowledge, researchers can benefit by having a better understanding of the implications that preparedness for change, stereotypes, and intercultural communication competence can have on international students' overall adaptation into the American society.
Book Synopsis International Students by : Stefanie Theresia Baier
Download or read book International Students written by Stefanie Theresia Baier and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annually thousands of international students attend US colleges and universities which requires them to adjust to a new environment, often accompanied by a culture shock experience. This study analyzes to what degree cultural background, gender differences, language proficiency, self-confidence/self-efficacy, and social support networks impact the adjustment process of international students to the US culture. Forty-five international students attending a Michigan community college were surveyed and interviewed to assess the relationship among self-confidence/self-efficacy, cultural background, gender and social support networks. Western students reported more positive cultural adjustment (M=29.0) than non-western students (M=29.0). Males adjusted better (M=29.4) than their female peers (M=25.4). A significant positive correlation was found between cultural adjustment and the experience of culture shock symptoms. English usage of English as a primary language in the students' home countries accounted for a stronger social support network. These results have implications for college and university personnel in working with international students.
Book Synopsis Cultural Intelligence by : P. Christopher Earley
Download or read book Cultural Intelligence written by P. Christopher Earley and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a global market where international teams, initiatives, and joint ventures are increasingly common, it is extremely important for people to integrate themselves in new cultures. Strategies for selecting and training people on global perspectives are critical for managing business. In this book, the authors develop the idea of cultural intelligence and examine its three essential facets: cognition, the ability to develop patterns from cultural cues; motivation, the desire and ability to engage others; and behavior, the capability to act in accordance with cognition and motivation. They explore the fundamental nature of cultural intelligence and its relationship to other frameworks of intelligence.-Back cover.
Book Synopsis Cultural Adaptation of International Students by : Kamolwan Lohsiwanont
Download or read book Cultural Adaptation of International Students written by Kamolwan Lohsiwanont and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Academic Cultural Mismatch and the Adaptation of Chinese International Students in the United States by : Fei Xie
Download or read book Academic Cultural Mismatch and the Adaptation of Chinese International Students in the United States written by Fei Xie and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though numerous studies have investigated the adaptation of Chinese international students in the U.S., few studies have talked about the influence of their experiencing a new academic culture. Following the Confucian tradition, Chinese academic culture canonizes education as the only approach to being a better person, and it can be achieved purely by an individual's effort. Together with the moral indication of performance and the highly competitive educational system, Chinese students become obligated to achieve academic success, sensitive to negative evaluation, and habituated to a unique learning culture that is characterized by silence. Their unique academic culture that is distinct from the Western educational tradition may contribute to many mismatch problems. Here we focused on learning culture mismatch and language mismatch. From two studies using archival data and self-collected data, we found that: a) Chinese international students have larger learning culture mismatch and language mismatch than Western International students and American students; b) They also have lower psychological wellbeing than students from Western origins; c) Learning culture mismatch and language mismatch make direct contributions to the lower psychological wellbeing of Chinese international students, and learning culture mismatch is also associated with lower academic performance; and d) social self-efficacy partly mediated the effect of learning culture mismatch and language mismatch, indicating the interactive nature of cross-cultural adaptation. We proposed that social-oriented academic motivation may be a possible source of academic culture mismatch and possible interventions to alleviate the mismatch problems were suggested.
Book Synopsis Understanding International Students from Asia in American Universities by : Yingyi Ma
Download or read book Understanding International Students from Asia in American Universities written by Yingyi Ma and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about international students from Asia studying at American universities in the age of globalization. It explores significant questions, such as: Why do they want to study in America? How do they make their college choices? To what extent do they integrate with domestic students, and what are the barriers for intergroup friendship? How do faculty and administrators at American institutions respond to changing campus and classroom dynamics with a growing student body from Asia? Have we provided them with the skills they need to succeed professionally? As they are preparing to become the educational, managerial and entrepreneurial elites of the world, do Asian international students plan to stay in the U.S. or return to their home country? Asian students constitute over 70 percent of all international students. Almost every major American university now faces unprecedented enrollment growth from Asian students. However, American universities rarely consider if they truly understand the experiences and needs of these students. This book argues that American universities need to learn about their Asian international students to be able to learn from them. It challenges the traditional framework that emphasizes adjustment and adaptation on the part of international students. It argues for the urgency to shift from this framework to the one calling for proactive institutional efforts to bring about successful experiences of international students.
Book Synopsis International Student Adaptation to Academic Writing in Higher Education by : Ly Thi Tran
Download or read book International Student Adaptation to Academic Writing in Higher Education written by Ly Thi Tran and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic writing is a key practice in higher education and central to international students’ academic success in the country of education. International Student Adaptation to Academic Writing in Higher Education addresses the prominent forms of adaptation emerging from international students’ journey to mediate between disciplinary practices, cultural norms and personal desires in meaning making. It introduces new concepts that present different patterns of international student adaptation including surface adaptation, committed adaptation, reverse adaptation and hybrid adaptation. Drawing on these concepts of adaptation, this book provides readers with new and deeper insights into the complex nature of international students’ adjustment to host institutions. It works through many unresolved issues related to cross-border students’ intellectual, cultural, linguistic and personal negotiations. This book presents a trans-disciplinary framework for conceptualising international students’ and lecturers’ practices within the institutional structure. This framework has been developed by drawing on a modified version of Lillis’ heuristic of talk around text and positioning theory. The framework enables an exploration of not only the reasons underpinning international students’ specific ways of meaning making, but also their potential choices in constructing knowledge. A distinctive contribution of the book is the development of a dialogical pedagogic model for mutual adaptation between international students and academics rather than the onus being on exclusive adaptation from the students. Existing research on international education indicates the significance of reciprocal adaptation between international students and academics. Yet very little has been done to conceptualise what mutual adaptation means and what is involved in this process. The dialogical model introduced in this book offers concrete steps towards developing reciprocal adaptation of international students and academics within the overarching institutional realities of the university. It can be used as a tool to enhance the education of international students in this increasingly internationalised environment. This book is a significant contribution to the field of international education. It takes a critical stance on contemporary views of globally mobile students. The insights into international students’ voices, hidden intentions and their potential choices in meaning making presented in this book will attract dialogues about the critical issues related to inclusive practices, internationalised curriculum and institutional responses to the diverse needs of international students.
Book Synopsis Social Skills and Mental Health (Psychology Revivals) by : Peter Trower
Download or read book Social Skills and Mental Health (Psychology Revivals) written by Peter Trower and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 10 years or so prior to original publication in 1978 new theories and discoveries in the social sciences had given a scientific basis and new impetus to the development of social skills training as a form of therapy. This book explores the progress made with this idea and gives practical guidance for therapists based on several years’ experience with the technique. The book provides an account of the latest ideas at the time, about the analysis of social behaviour – non-verbal communication, social skill, rules, analysis of situations, etc. The different techniques for training and modifying social behaviour – some old, some very new – are described and compared, with detailed accounts. There is a careful critical review of follow-up studies of social skills training and other forms of social therapy on in-patients, out-patients and volunteer subjects. The second part of the book consists of a manual for assessing deficits and difficulties, and for training in ten main areas of social deficiency such as observation, listening, speaking, asserting and planning. A rating scale, questionnaire and user’s booklet of training exercises is included. The book should be of interest, not only to psychiatric professionals – psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists – but to many others, such as social and community workers, teachers, prison officers, and lay people who may be interested in forming self-help groups, either on their own or with professional guidance.
Book Synopsis Journal of International Students, 2018(4) by : Krishna Bista
Download or read book Journal of International Students, 2018(4) written by Krishna Bista and published by OJED/STAR. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of International Students (JIS), an academic, interdisciplinary, and peer-reviewed publication (Print ISSN 2162-3104 & Online ISSN 2166-3750), publishes scholarly peer reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of higher education.
