Are We Speaking the Same Language? The Experiences of International Students and Scholars in North American Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Sharaievska, Iryna; Kono, Shintaro; Mirehie, Mona Sadat
Titel	Are We Speaking the Same Language? The Experiences of International Students and Scholars in North American Higher Education
Quelle	In: Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 34 (2019) 2, S.120-131 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-156X
DOI	10.1080/1937156X.2019.1622950
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Student Experience; Student Adjustment; Barriers; Language Proficiency; Social Isolation; Cultural Differences; College Graduates; Masters Degrees; Doctoral Degrees; Tourism; Leisure Education; Recreation; Memory; Institutional Role; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Soziale Isolation; Kultureller Unterschied; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Tourismus; Freizeitpädagogik; Re-creation; Erholung; Gedächtnis; Nordamerika
Abstract	More than a million international students studied at U.S. colleges and universities in 2016-2017 (Open Doors Report, 2017), bringing close to 39 billion dollars into the U.S. economy (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2017). Previous research reveals that international students often face significant obstacles in their adjustment with the U.S. education system, cultural differences, language barriers, and social isolation. This article adopts a social constructionism approach to discuss the experiences of international students in North America from the perspective of three individuals who graduated from North American universities within the last six years. Issues of cultural, linguistic, structural, and social barriers experienced by international students are discussed. Moreover, practical suggestions based on personal experiences of the authors are provided to prepare prospective international students and scholars entering the North American education system for the challenges they may encounter. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01