A Stranger in a Strange Land: Experiences of Adjustment among International Postgraduate Students in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Ahrari, Seyedali; Krauss, Steven Eric; Suandi, Turiman; Abdullah, Haslinda; Sahimi, Aishah Hamizah Abdullah; Olutokunbo, Adekalu Samuel; Dahalan, Dzuhailmi
Titel	A Stranger in a Strange Land: Experiences of Adjustment among International Postgraduate Students in Malaysia
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 29 (2019) 3, S.611-632 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Student Adjustment; Graduate Students; Social Bias; Second Language Learning; Anxiety; Stress Variables; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Foreign Countries; Friendship; Student Attitudes; Educational Experience; English (Second Language); Language of Instruction; Psychological Patterns; Academic Support Services; Student Personnel Services; Culture Conflict; Study Abroad; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Angst; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ausland; Freundschaft; Schülerverhalten; Bildungserfahrung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Kulturkonflikt; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium
Abstract	Despite the ongoing globalisation of higher education, few studies have attempted to understand international students' adjustment experiences in non-Western institutions of higher learning. This study employed in depth, semi-structured interviews to explore the adjustment experiences of 10 international postgraduate students in Malaysia. Three themes and twelve sub-themes emerged from the interviews, including academic adjustment (academic experiences with English language, different teaching and learning approaches, experiences with student support services, and academic support), psychological adjustment (safety and peacefulness, loneliness, anxiety and stress, and homesickness), and sociocultural adjustment (perceived discrimination, language and communication challenges, personal friendships with local students, and culture shock). The theoretical and practical implications are outlined in regard to international students' expectations and experiences of living and studying in Malaysia. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01