"English Is the Vehicle to Communicate!" International Graduate Students' Perceptions of the Connection between Language Proficiency and Academic Success

Autor/in	Rawjee, Roopa
Titel	"English Is the Vehicle to Communicate!" International Graduate Students' Perceptions of the Connection between Language Proficiency and Academic Success
Quelle	(2010), (134 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, California Lutheran University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1245-5511-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; English; Language Proficiency; Academic Achievement; Correlation; Researchers; Language Role; English (Second Language); Asia; California; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; English language; Englisch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schulleistung; Korrelation; Researcher; Forscher; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Asien; Kalifornien; USA
Abstract	This case study was conducted at a large four year institution of higher education located in southern California. The purpose was to answer the question, "What are international graduate students' perceptions of the connection between English language proficiency and academic success?" The participants were six international graduate students from Asia. Data were collected through a preliminary survey, individual interviews, a journal based on the researcher's reactions to the interviews, and two anonymous readers' evaluations of the participants' responses to a writing prompt. Data were triangulated and member checks validated the information. Seven themes emerged from the data. They were cultural characteristics, comparison with education in participants' home countries, relationships with instructors in the United States, participants' experiences with spoken English, reading, and written English, and their perceptions of the connection between English language proficiency and academic success. The researcher concluded that although the participants perceived that a positive connection exists between their proficiency in English and their academic success, their abilities to write in English needed significant improvement. The researcher proposed recommendations for the site of the study and educators as well as for future research. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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