Effects of Group Work on English Communicative Competence of Chinese International Graduates in United States Institutions of Higher Education

Autor/in	Xue, Mo
Titel	Effects of Group Work on English Communicative Competence of Chinese International Graduates in United States Institutions of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 18 (2013), Artikel 14 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Foreign Students; Asians; Student Experience; Group Activities; Cooperative Learning; English (Second Language); Communicative Competence (Languages); Interviews; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Behavior Change; Attitude Change; Student Adjustment; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Studienerfahrung; Gruppenaktivität; Kooperatives Lernen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Adaptation; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie
Abstract	This qualitative study investigated 14 Chinese international graduate students' lived experiences with group work and the effects of group work on their English communicative competence. The interview results showed that these participants' attitudes towards group work went through changes from initial inadaptation or dislike to later adaptation or acceptance, and the time for their adjustment ranged from half a year to one year. The results also revealed that group work greatly improved their English communicative competence in terms of grammatical competence, sociolinguistic competence, and strategic competence. Suggestions for educational researchers, international students, and Chinese EFL instructors were provided. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Nova Southeastern University. 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317. Tel: 954-262-5389; Fax: 954-262-3970; Web site: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10