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Xu, Xing; Tran, Ly Thi – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2022
This study delves into emic perceptions of Chinese international doctoral students' navigation of a disrupted study trajectory during the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with students and the conceptual framework of bioecological systems theory and needs-response agency, the article reveals a nuanced picture of how…
Descriptors: Asians, Foreign Students, Doctoral Students, Doctoral Programs
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Cao, Ling; Tran, Ly Thi – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
Understanding factors influencing international students' decision to engage in international education is essential for education providers to better cater for students' educational expectations and enhance their attractiveness to international students. Whilst there has been extensive research on the reasons why international students undertake…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Associate Degrees, Foreign Students
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Ling, Cao; Tran, Ly Thi – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Understanding the ways that international students seek information and help in the host country is essential for improving academic, social, cultural, and welfare support for this student cohort. However, there is a dearth of literature that documents how international students in the vocational education and training (VET) sector do so. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Information Seeking, Student Surveys
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Tran, Ly Thi – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2009
The study reported in this paper examines the experiences of Chinese and Vietnamese international students in engaging in their institutional written discourse at an Australian university. The study highlights the significance of exploring the real accounts of the students as the "insiders" and uncovering students' individual potential…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
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Tran, Ly Thi – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative case study that explores how international students in different disciplines struggle to interpret their disciplinary requirements. The study shows the emergence of five main forms of unpacking academic expectations that individual students in the study employed. It will be argued that these…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Asians
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Arkoudis, Sophie; Tran, Ly Thi – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2007
A number of international students, predominately from Asian countries, are present in universities in the UK, United States, and Australia. There is little research exploring their experiences as they negotiate the disciplinary requirements of their courses. This paper investigates students' agency as they write their first assignment for their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Students