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Understanding the International Student's Experiences in a Multilingual University Context from a Sociolinguistic Perspective
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Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2022
This paper takes a sociolinguistic perspective in understanding the international student's experiences in a multilingual university context. Drawing on a narrative inquiry approach, the present qualitative case study investigates a Brazilian Chinese international student's lived experiences of studying in a Hong Kong university, with particular…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Study Abroad
To Be or Not to Be "Part of Them": Micropolitical Challenges in Mainland Chinese Students' Learning of English in a Multilingual University
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Gao, Xuesong – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2010
This article reports on a longitudinal inquiry into mainland Chinese students' language learning experiences with a focus on their efforts to improve their English competence in a leading English medium University in Hong Kong. The inquiry problematizes an uncritical assumption of a shared pursuit of linguistic competence among different students…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Social Networks