Outside the Classroom: The Language of English and Its Impact on International Student Mental Wellbeing in Australia

Autor/in	Gomes, Catherine
Titel	Outside the Classroom: The Language of English and Its Impact on International Student Mental Wellbeing in Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 10 (2020) 4, S.934-953 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Well Being; Foreign Students; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Asians; Barriers; Self Concept; Psychological Patterns; Student Adjustment; Student Attitudes; Language Skills; Creativity; Learning Strategies; Stress Variables; Language Proficiency; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Selbstkonzept; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Kreativität; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Language skills; Australien
Abstract	International students from culturally and linguistically diverse countries travel to Australia because of the opportunity to study courses in the English language with some coming to this country just to study the language itself. Such desires moreover create students to engage in creative strategies to improve their language skills. This paper, however, suggests that the desire to be skilled in English through immersion in an English-speaking country like Australia creates challenges to the mental wellbeing of international students. Reporting on interview data with 47 international students of Asian descent in the Australian city of Melbourne, this paper reveals these challenges to include lived and perceived notions of self and belonging, as well as loneliness. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01