Examined level of stressors and stress symptoms in lives of international graduate students, as well as sources of social support that might be most useful in coping with stressors. Findings from 272 international students revealed that support from their families had positive direct effect on stress symptoms, and support from academic programs…

Claims that students from foreign countries are sometimes the victims of negative attitudes from their composition instructors. Considers the advantages and disadvantages of working with students whose English skills are not on a level of fluency. (HB)

Challenges several myths about writing assessment held by educators. Argues for the validity of assessments developed within particular environments for particular purposes agreed to by those teaching within those environments. Celebrates the lack of conformity in grading as a sign of a rich and nurturing environment for the development of writing…

Notes business communication instructors have little or no formal training to enable them to meet second-language (L2) students' special needs. Describes a double translation method for motivating these students which is supported by current research in both L2 pedagogy and intercultural communication theory. (NH)

Presents a statistical survey of international students' enrollment in American library and information science schools from the late 1880s to 1988. Data are presented regarding home countries of foreign students, and trends are identified, including the increase in the number of Asian students and a decrease in the number of European students.…

Comparison of international and U.S. students' attitudes toward cheating revealed that, although most students rated such behavior as using crib notes, copying from another student's test, and allowing such copying as immoral and wrong, U.S., Arabic, and Spanish differed in their ratings and characterization of such behaviors as cheating. (CB)

Examined stressors perceived by 34 Taiwanese graduate students in the United States and by 34 American graduate students and how Taiwanese students rated intensity of those stressors compared to ratings of U.S. graduate students. Found significant difference between groups, with Taiwanese students reporting significantly higher levels of stress in…

Discusses the determinants of international migration by college students and scholars from developing nations and the responses of various governments to the "brain drain." Examines how the Chinese government is using mass media to encourage Chinese students and scholars abroad to "complete their studies and return home." (SV)

It is estimated that this academic year, for the first time, the majority of first-year doctoral students in physics are foreign, with one-fifth of foreign students in physics from China alone. At Pennsylvania State University, all six physics doctoral students are foreign, and much effort is spent to help the students function in an American…

Examines effectiveness of intercultural training designed to help international teaching assistants reduce their "personal blame" for difficulties in comprehension. Finds support for a predictive link between training and disclosure and attributions, attributions and certain emotions, and emotions and evaluations of speaker competence. (SR)

A study of 35 international students in a business-administration program revealed the following: (1) most desired warm personal relationships with instructors; (2) the primary learning mode in their home countries was lecture; (3) they preferred direct contact with materials; and (4) a majority were classified as neutral learners on the Canfield…

Explored the effect of a teaching orientation for international teaching assistants (ITAs) on their teaching self-confidence. Surveys of ITAs before and after attending a 4-day orientation to teaching designed to improve interactive teaching skills suggested a positive effect of the orientation on their perceived level of self-confidence about…

Discusses the challenges international students often face in adjusting to their new environment without the use of local supports. Suggests how universities can form an outreach support group that encourages participation of international students by minimizing the stigma associated with using mental health services and by addressing practical…

Isolates factors influencing choice of Australia as a preferred destination for international students in emerging regional markets. Uses data obtained from a survey of students in Indonesia and Taiwan to estimate a U.S./Australia and rest-of-world/Australia discrete destination-choice model. This model identifies key factors determining country…

Presents a geometry game, tangrams, as an active learning method to engage international teaching assistants in concepts related to effective communication. Asserts that by framing the presentation of research-based communication concepts in an active learning metaphor that compares giving instructions to teaching, learners can experience these…