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Niloufar Bayati; Cameron Denson; Paul Asunda – Journal of International Students, 2025
As international student enrollments surge in U.S. higher education, understanding their experiences is crucial for fostering an inclusive and successful environment. This study used a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to explore the challenges and coping strategies of international students during acculturation. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Acculturation, Coping, Barriers
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Hongyan Wang; Cheng Chang; Ying Li – International Education Studies, 2025
Chinese international students have consistently constituted the largest international student body in the United States (U.S.) higher education for decades. Due to their prominence in U.S. higher education institutions, it is imperative to closely examine their lived experiences. Existing empirical research demonstrates that plenty of Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Student Experience
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Hegedus, Anita – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2023
Language difficulties can be a problem for foreign students studying in Hungary: they see as Hungarians do not speak foreign languages, which hinders the well-being of foreigners. At the same time, students studying at Hungarian universities also have different cultural expectations: it is important for them to gain cultural experiences, expand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Museums, College Students, Barriers
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Eihab Abu-Rabiah – Journal of International Students, 2025
This study examines the Hebrew language proficiency of Muslim Arab Bedouin students in Israeli higher education, focusing on the four language skills--reading, writing, listening, and speaking--and self-efficacy levels. Using quantitative methods, including standardized language tests and self-efficacy questionnaires, data were collected from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hebrew, Language Proficiency, Muslims
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Ala-Kortesmaa, Sanna; Muñoz, Candice – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2023
As technology has enabled people across the world to collaborate and create virtual communities, the ability to interact in computer-mediated, cross-cultural environments in a meaningful way has become a necessity. This is particularly true for younger adults who operate in virtual teams during their studies, for instance in virtual exchange…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, College Students, Foreign Countries, Barriers
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van der Rijst, Roeland M.; Lamers, Antonia M.; Admiraal, Wilfried F. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
Transnational education is rather common in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with among the highest TNE enrolments of any region worldwide. Approximately a third of the Omani students in higher education are registered in programmes offered transnationally, and a UK university is the main provider. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Barriers, College Students
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Siu-Man Raymond Ting; Zhiqi Liu – Journal of International Students, 2024
In this study, we explore the perceived stress and self-regulation of four Chinese international students (CISs) at a public research university in the southeastern United States (U.S.) during the COVID-19 pandemic through individual semistructured interviews. The identified themes include travel restrictions and delayed required tests, mixed…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students
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Abdulaziz Salem Aldossari – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2025
This study investigated the intercultural inclusion of international students in Saudi universities, especially the language and culture barriers while interacting with local peers within and beyond classroom settings. Qualitative data gathered through interviews with 12 international students revealed that the Arabic language, shared human…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Cultural Differences
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Marco Triulzi; Andrea DeCapua; Ina-Maria Maahs – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2025
The German government requires all migrants without sufficient German language proficiency to enroll in integration courses. Many of these migrants had few prior experiences with formal education, yet, regardless of degree of literacy in any language, they are placed in classes based on language proficiency. How well do government-approved…
Descriptors: Barriers, Textbooks, Literacy, Prior Learning
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Chunwen Su – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2025
This ethnographic study reports four teenage Chinese EAL students' learning journey in a UK independent school. Due to linguistic barriers, they encountered significant challenges in their social lives and academic studies. The school arranged EAL lessons to improve students' English proficiency. However, participants were concerned that the EAL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Adolescents, English (Second Language)
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Ismaili, Yassine – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the educational experiences of sub-Saharan African undocumented students in Moroccan public schools, as well as the perceptions of instructors regarding the challenges and needs of sub-Saharan students in the capital city of Morocco, Rabat. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undocumented Immigrants, Public Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Fisnik Nick Demaj – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation examines the linguistic and cultural difficulties faced by Non-Native English-speaking (NNES) peace officers in the United States, emphasizing English training and job preparedness. The research adopts an explanatory sequential mixed-method design, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. This study…
Descriptors: Peace, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Nguyen Quang Linh; Nguyen Thi Thu Hang – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2024
This study investigates the cultural and language barriers faced by Lao students at Vietnamese universities of education and proposes solutions for enhancing their academic and social integration. We analyzed the experiences of 624 Lao students across eight major universities in Vietnam through online surveys and in-depth interviews employing a…
Descriptors: Vietnamese, Laotians, Second Language Learning, Barriers
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Anas Hajar; Ali Ait Si Mhamed; Ebenezer Yeboah Owusu – Language and Education, 2025
This article documents the reflections of six African second-year master's students on their international educational experiences in Kazakhstan with a special focus on their challenges, strategic learning efforts and identity development. It is guided by Norton's conceptualisation of investment in identity, language learning, and social change.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Yue Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teacher beliefs have received substantial attention particularly in Chinese as a world language context due to the Chinese language proficiency challenges, Chinese character complexity, and cultural barriers. With the development of cutting-edge technology, Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has played a pivotal role in Chinese language…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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