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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Students foreign"”.
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Writing Instruction in Foreign Language Courses: Multiple Perspectives on the Impact of Peer Feedback on Students’ Writing Proficiency
… in sociocultural theory, peer feedback can help students engage in interaction and negotiation of meaning, which serve as a basis for the construction of knowledge (Vygotsky, 1978). It can also contribute to the development of self-regulation, as well as of reflection on one's own learning …
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The decision to study abroad: evidence from international students based in Ireland
Foreign study is an emerging trend in the education market. Increasingly, students choose to leave their home country to study abroad. This decision is not only coupled with financial and time costs, but also involves the challenges of new cultures. This thesis examined push and pull factors, …
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Intergroup contact theory and global perspective in students who study abroad
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How to recruit more international students
… study was twofold: 1) to determine international students' perspectives regarding the (U.S.) school application process, and 2) to compare recruiters' perspectives regarding the application process. Results indicated affordable tuition and alumni's satisfaction greatly influenced potential …
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Relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and socio-cultural adjustment of international graduate students and American graduate students.
… many benefits to the presence of international students on American campuses such as increase in diversity and economic contribution (AEC, 2000). However, many international students struggle with adjusting to a new culture (Hubbard, 1994) which may result in attrition, diminished performance, …
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Making meaning from international educational experiences: Transforming inner landscapes
1 PDF file (vii, 131 pages)
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Effects of Three Interventions with International College Students Referred for Adjustment and Language Difficulties: A Preliminary Study
… three interventions with international college students referred for adjustment and language difficulties. Fifty-four international students were assigned to treatment groups including expressive group counseling (n = 14), group speech therapy (n = 14), interdisciplinary counseling/speech …
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Gli alunni italiani a Malta : sistemi e risultati nella scuola italiana e nelle scuole maltesi
… schools which cater for the education of Italian foreigners residing in the island. These students were interviewed and a short analyses about them and about the approaches adopted in these schools is tackled in 2.0 and 3.0. However, these offered a limited framework which could not permit me to …
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Strategic importance of recruiting international students for community colleges framed in the context of an institution's fiscal health
… to understand the strategic role international students play in the overall fiscal health of select community colleges located in a Middle Atlantic state in the United States, as well as to explore the marketing and recruitment strategies used to interact with international students and their …
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An exploration of the role of intercultural training in developing intercultural competency among exchange students : a case study of rotary youth exchange
… predeparture intercultural training in preparing students to study abroad so that they 5 positively integrate their experience to become interculturally competent people. The Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES) along with an intercultural background survey were administered to each student …
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Exploring the perception of value associated with ESL programs during times of unanticipated crises and the role that value plays in decision-making by higher education administrators
… IEP/ESL programs recruit overseas students who pay full international fees over years of language and matriculated course study, and these programs also enhance student retention within degree education. IEP/ESL programs open doors to further education for immigrant and resident …
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Cape Verdean Students’ Perceptions of their English Language Preparation for Higher Education in the US
<p>Students from distinct parts of the world are learning English as a foreign language with multiple goals including job opportunities, education and so on. More importantly, many of them study English with the goal of pursuing their higher education in a foreign country, and the US is one of the …
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Changes in Social Distance Among American Undergraduate Students Participating in a Study Abroad Program in China
… the social distance among American undergraduate students who participated in a China Study Abroad program sponsored by the University of North Texas. The study measured before and after social distance of a group of American students who studied abroad in China. The study abroad program itself …
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