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Lopez, Iris Y.; Bui, Ngoc H. – Journal of International Students, 2014
Acculturation and linguistic factors were examined as predictors of self-esteem and language confidence among 91 international college students. The majority of participants were Asian (64.8%), female (59.3%), and graduate students (76.9%). Assimilative (adopting host cultural values) and integrative (blending both host and home cultural values)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Self Esteem, Stress Variables, Foreign Students
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Rimikis, Stacey; Smiljanic, Rajka; Calandruccio, Lauren – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine sentence-recognition performance for a large, diverse group of nonnative speakers of English on the recently developed Basic English Lexicon (BEL) sentence materials and to determine whether BEL sentence lists are equated in difficulty for this population. Method: The BEL sentences were presented…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary, Sentences
Brabham, Karen Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigates the hypothesis that African American students succeed in difficult circumstances due to a type of coping that is unique to the African American experience. It was tested with a survey of 147 eleventh and twelfth grade students from different ethnic backgrounds who were enrolled in a New York City high school, The survey…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), African American Students, Ethnic Groups, Coping