A Fraught Exchange? U.S. Media on Chinese International Undergraduates and the American University

Autor/inn/en	Abelmann, Nancy; Kang, Jiyeon
Titel	A Fraught Exchange? U.S. Media on Chinese International Undergraduates and the American University
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 18 (2014) 4, S.382-397 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315313479852
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Liberal Arts; Discourse Analysis; Foreign Countries; Mass Media Effects; Acculturation; International Education; Undergraduate Students; Universities; Educational Quality; Student Characteristics; China; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; Ausland; Akkulturation; Internationale Erziehung; University; Universität; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; USA
Abstract	In this article, we analyze the U.S. media discourse on Chinese international undergraduate students, the largest international student group since 2009. The discourse describes a market "exchange", but reveals a struggle between: on the one hand, "a fair exchange"--between excellent Chinese students and world-class American liberal education; and, on the other hand, a "faltering exchange"--between ethically suspect and inassimilable Chinese students and a mercenary and possibly mediocre American university. We argue that this media reporting builds on long-standing seemingly contradictory images of an alluring China market and a threatening "Yellow Peril." We suggest that this media contest indexes the challenges of campus internationalization; just as the media questions real value on both sides of the exchange, so too is the campus encounter fragile and fraught. (As Provided).
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