Asian International Students at an Australian University: Mapping the Paths between Integrative Motivation, Competence in L2 Communication, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Persistence with Structural Equation Modelling

Autor/in	Yu, Baohua
Titel	Asian International Students at an Australian University: Mapping the Paths between Integrative Motivation, Competence in L2 Communication, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Persistence with Structural Equation Modelling
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 34 (2013) 7, S.727-742 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2013.796957
Schlagwörter	Asians; Foreign Students; Learning Motivation; Second Language Learning; Communicative Competence (Languages); Teaching Methods; Instructional Design; Student Adjustment; Prediction; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Academic Persistence; Attribution Theory; Structural Equation Models; Attitude Measures; Surveys; Measures (Individuals); College Students; Factor Analysis; Construct Validity; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Vorhersage; Schulleistung; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten; Collegestudent; Faktorenanalyse; Australien
Abstract	This study examined the interrelationships of integrative motivation, competence in second language (L2) communication, sociocultural adaptation, academic adaptation and persistence of international students at an Australian university. Structural equation modelling demonstrated that the integrative motivation of international students has a significant effect on competence in L2 communication, which played an influential role in predicting academic adaptation. Academic adaptation, which has been neglected in the literature on intercultural communication and second language acquisition, was itself identified as a major predictor of the sociocultural adaptation and persistence of international students. Implications for curriculum design and instructional practice on international students are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10