An International Graduate Student's ESL Learning Experience beyond the Classroom

Autor/in	Liu, Lu
Titel	An International Graduate Student's ESL Learning Experience beyond the Classroom
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 29 (2011) 1, S.77-92 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Social Life; Quality of Life; Foreign Countries; Learning Experience; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Role; Acculturation; Language Proficiency; Sociocultural Patterns; Linguistic Theory; Asians; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Soziales Leben; Lebensqualität; Ausland; Lernerfahrung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Rollen; Akkulturation; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Linguistische Theorie; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Kanada
Abstract	International graduate students are coming in ever-growing numbers to English-speaking countries. Educators have long believed that the successful English-learning experience of these students in their home countries will naturally lead to success in their academic studies and social life abroad. However, this may be not true. Using my English-learning experiences as a basis for research, in this article I explore the role of target-language improvement in adaptation to new environments. Based on a supportive sociocultural theory of second-language acquisition, the article provides recommendations for assisting international graduate students, especially those from East Asia, to enhance their academic performance and quality of life in Canada. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10