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Meng Xiao – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
This study investigates the socio-cultural experiences of Chinese international graduate students in a Canadian university. Specifically, this research explores the multiple challenges of their engagement in and out of the classroom as it relates to their language and culture. Qualitative data was collected by interviewing students and staff at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Language Skills
Rosalyn Wong; Chelsea Hyde – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2024
Objective: The needs and experiences of Chinese international students in the context of secondary education have been largely under-researched. Tertiary education research has shown international student populations are particularly susceptible to acculturative stressors, loneliness, and isolation in host cultures therefore it is important to…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Student Experience, Foreign Students, Asians
Ahmed, Samara Mohammed; Rushdi, Ali Arshad; Ismael, Waqqas Saddi – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
Performative refers to a type of action that is performed under the sentence having been uttered. Knowing a language entails understanding how to construct correct sentences and how to use those sentences to construct appropriate utterances. As a result, they frequently employ a variety of linguistic forms. An utterance is, however, only a…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Pragmatics, Verbs, Speech Communication
Huang, Alan – Language Awareness, 2020
Adopting a broader dialogical conceptual lens on interactive listening, this study examines advanced adult learners' language use and thought processes during a problem-solving task. Twenty English as a second language (L2) students from a Scottish university participated in the study. They worked in pairs on the task before taking part in…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Listening Comprehension, Problem Solving, English (Second Language)
Kim, Deoksoon – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2019
The strength of English learners' second language reading is closely associated with academic success. Using qualitative research methods and verbal protocols, this study examines four elementary-level English learners' uses of reading strategies and describes how each English learner employs these strategies while reading both culturally relevant…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Reading Strategies, Academic Achievement
Wu, Zhiwei; Li, Xinqiang – TESL Canada Journal, 2019
This article reports on a study examining the extent to which pedagogical activities can affect students' cosmopolitan communicative competence (CCC) through online transnational encounters. A total of 58 students from a Hong Kong university and 25 students from an American university were divided into 25 transnational groups. They communicated…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Teaching Methods, Computer Mediated Communication, Intercultural Communication
Kamara, Abu – Journal of International Students, 2017
Findings from this qualitative research study suggest that some international students view social and academic interactions not simply as mediums for absorbing requisite sociocultural and academic norms, and discipline knowledge, but also as stages for expressing their varied identities. As a result, whenever students' ability to present their…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Self Concept, Comparative Analysis, Qualitative Research
Greenfield, Renée A. – Current Issues in Education, 2016
This study followed a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. Phase I involved the collection of quantitative data to examine inservice teachers' (N = 69) attitudes about language and linguistic diversity as well as their teacher education coursework. All participants were graduates from the same teacher education program. Phase II included…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Grant, Leslie; Bell, Angela B.; Yoo, Monica; Jimenez, Christina; Frye, Barbara – Reading Horizons, 2017
While families play a vital role in the early literacy skills of young English Learners, their educators often do not share the same backgrounds or cultures, and may not know how to connect with parents who are linguistically and culturally different. As part of a year-long grant funded professional development project, the authors led teams of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, English Language Learners, Likert Scales, Literacy
Read, Karen; Aldridge, Jill; Ala'i, Kate; Fraser, Barry; Fozdar, Farida – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2015
This article reports part of an ongoing process that is taking place at one high school. With the vision of an inclusive school in which all students could flourish, the school deliberately set out to develop a culture in which the students would feel welcome, connected and have a sense of belonging. This article focuses on, first, how the school,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Resilience (Psychology), Well Being, Moral Values
Hinkel, Eli – 1994
A study investigated different cultural perceptions of the appropriateness of advice-giving in native speakers of English (NSs) and non-native speakers (NNSs). Using a questionnaire, 172 NNS college students and 31 NS college students were administered a questionnaire in which 16 everyday situations involving either social superiors or peers were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language)
Liu, Dilin – 1994
This study explores the concept of deep-structure sociocultural transfer and its impact on second language learning. It reviews three case studies of Chinese students in the United States, describing how the students allowed their native sociocultural values and beliefs to dominate their communications with Americans, even though they had resided…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chinese Culture, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
Sawchuk, Mariette T.; Taylor, Nancy S.; Perry, Jill, Ed. – 1997
This document is intended to be a resource to others who would like to emulate the programs and resources of the Center for Cultural Fluency, a center for K-12 teachers trying to address cultural diversity in the classrooms. The Center is a multicultural teacher resource facility offering classroom materials and workshops to assist teachers and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences