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Yu, Baohua; Vyas, Lina; Wright, Ewan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
As a regional hub for education, Hong Kong has seen a growing population of international students. In contrast to existing conceptual models in acculturation literature that are typically devoted to studying long-term settlers such as migrants or refugees in English speaking countries, this study develops and tests a fine-grained model for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, Acculturation
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Ahn, So-Yeon; Kang, Hyun-Sook – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
This study explored South Korean university students' perceptions of different English varieties and their speakers, student attitudes towards the learning of English and its varieties, and the role of these attitudinal variables in the learning of English as a foreign language. One-hundred-one students who were enrolled in four sections of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Garrett, Peter; Gallego Balsà, Lídia – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
European higher education institutions are in general highly committed to internationalisation, seeing it as providing ways into the global education market, as an indicator of academic excellence, and for generating income. In multilingual settings, minority languages are not always given adequate consideration in this process and may be a source…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Higher Education
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Llurda, Enric; Cots, Josep M.; Armengol, Lurdes – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The key role of administrative staff in the implementation of specific institutional policies at university has often been ignored when analysing policies or attitudes related to higher education. Consequently, little is known about the administrative staff's attitudes and involvement relating to the processes of internationalisation and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Higher Education, Educational Policy, International Education