Helping the International Student Understand the American University

Autor/in	Chang, Mary
Titel	Helping the International Student Understand the American University
Quelle	In: New Directions for Higher Education, (2011) 153, S.21-24 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-0560
DOI	10.1002/he.422
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Academic Aspiration; North American English; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; College Preparation; Transitional Programs; English for Academic Purposes; First Year Seminars; School Orientation; Foreign Culture; Program Descriptions; Cultural Awareness; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Amerikanisches Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fremdes; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	To be successful in navigating the waters of American higher education, international students need to demonstrate proficiency in the English language and an understanding of the educational expectations of American academia. Unlike Americans who apply to a US university, international students must demonstrate that they understand enough English to take a class at a university without much difficulty. Many universities require a language proficiency examination such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL[TM]). Although preparing for such a test can be done in the student's home country, many international students choose to prepare by attending an English as a Second Language (ESL) program in the United States prior to gaining admittance into an American undergraduate or graduate program. By doing this, international students have the chance of improving their level of English while experiencing American life. The American English and Culture Program (AECP) is an intensive ESL program based at the Tempe campus of Arizona State University (ASU). AECP is a non-degree, non-credit program that prepares international students to meet the language requirement for acceptance into ASU or other American universities. It provides the opportunity for international students to become fully prepared for academic study at the university level, while building on their experiences of American as well as global community, communication, connection, and cooperation. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10