Attitudes of students (N=204) in three American high school classes were compared to attitudes of students (N=818) in 10 foreign schools. Results indicate that American students varied considerably among the three schools but overall rated the environment more positively than did foreign students. (Author/BC)

Describes a workshop for nine South American students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The two-day session focussed on exploring coping behaviors that could help students adjust to transitions. (JAC)

Illustrates the difficulties of American students overseas and of foreign students in the United States. Describes the implementation of one international cooperative program between the United States and a developing country and demonstrates some of the ingredients of a successful cooperative arrangement. (JOW)

Problems that international students deal with as they adjust to living in the United States are presented, and their implications for mutual cooperation once students return to their homelands are discussed. Some practical steps that might be taken to relieve many of the problems described are suggested. (BW)

"Oral skills" are defined in detail. A survey is given of the kinds of oral skills which should be taught in foreign language courses, with some discussion of appropriate methods. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The adoption of the common pattern of 10+2+3 for school and college classes in India is described and implications of this reform discussed by the Minister for Education. (LBH)

This paper explores how students adjust to life at universities outside their home countries. Much of the current body of research was conducted prior to the 9/11 tragedy and focuses primarily on studies within a single U.S. institution. This project expands the boundaries by including multiple institutions from around the globe post-9/11. The…

This study emphasizes it is important and necessary that an English as a foreign language (EFL) speaker should develop their knowledge in pragmatic and sociolinguistic rules in order to avoid failure and misunderstanding in intercultural communication. This paper proposes to raise the EFL speakers' pragmatic awareness in cross-cultural…

The purpose of this study was to examine how Asian students at Western Michigan University (WMU) have adjusted to U.S. culture and more specifically to life at a U.S. university. I. Owie (1982) found a high degree of social alienation among foreign students at two Midwestern U.S. universities. He recommended that universities continuously evaluate…

This guide to the rights of international students explains racial profiling and hate crimes. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many immigrants and international students have experienced heightened scrutiny and outright discrimination. Racial profiling refers to the reliance by law enforcement officers on a person's ethnicity,…

Current trends in engineering education must accommodate the fast development of the global industrial marketplace. The well-known inertia against change in institutions of higher education will not fit for the foreseeable future. The career paths of our engineering graduates have changed and will change further, when industry moves to global…

This study reports the observations and reactions of foreign students to American library education. It seeks to answer the question of how the student reacted to his time in American library schools. Part II will appear in July 1973. The complete report is available from ERIC (ED 058 918). (2 references) (Author/DH)

Foreign physicians must understand precisely what the patient or other physician is trying to communicate in a hospital situation. (HS)

Organized programs for foreign students can no longer exist as they have in the past. (HS)