Collected data on alcohol practice for Nigerian college students (N=300) in New York. Results were obtained using frequencies and percentages of responses to items relating to drinking practices. Results indicated a high degree of alcohol abuse among Nigerian students in New York. (Author/RC)

Presents study designed to measure which items of American culture Japanese students know and to what degree these items are understood. Describes multiple-choice Test of American Culture. This article is also available as ED 191 331. (Author/BK)

Surveyed students and found that international student-athletes adjusted to college as well as students and student-athletes from the United States, and that they were significantly better adjusted than international non-athletes. Also uncovered gender and ethnicity differences. (EV)

Eight female Nigerians studying nursing in the United States experienced social isolation, became resolved to acceptance of antagonistic attitudes encountered in the program, and persisted in spite of obstacles. From their experiences, recommendations for the adjustment of international students were developed. (Contains 20 references.) (SK)

Presents a historical overview of educational cooperation among Commonwealth countries, 1959-2003, focusing on themes of cooperative international programs and institutions, consultation and joint activity, and Commonwealth student mobility. Addresses prospects for the future survival of this cooperation. (SV)

Gathered reflections of international and U.S. students on cultural, communication, and instructional difficulties of the task of bringing evaluation theory from the U.S. culture to other cultures, adjusting for differences and translating the theory for different contexts. (SLD)

A variety of ways in which U.S. citizens can make the visit of foreign students more pleasant and productive are discussed, and the benefits of doing so are noted. (MSE)

Presents a postmodern discussion of the playful recreation of Chinese New Year "cards" by Chinese students using the Internet. Signifies the increasingly popular practice of incorporating festive symbols from other cultures into electronic greetings. Notes that users must often install Chinese-language software before these encoded texts…

Discusses Japan's Ministry of Education's plan to raise the number of foreign students studying in the university system up to 100,000 by the year 2000. Barriers to the program include insufficient technical training and mastery of the Japanese language. (MDH)

Binational pilot projects for the vocational training of young foreigners were set up because that population is underrepresented in vocational education in Germany. Workers need, in addition to specific vocational training, job-related foreign language skills and knowledge of the working life and mentality in other countries. (Author)

Describes Gallaudet University's (Washington, DC) English Language Institute, where international deaf students are taught English as a Second Language. (five references) (VWL)

Examined concerns and feelings of international college students attending a variety of colleges and universities in the United States. Findings from 163 international students revealed that they were most concerned about extended family, cultural differences, finances, and school. Their emotional profile depicted them as determined, thankful,…

Discusses how shift in enrollment from first-year to second-year language courses could adversely affect graduate programs relying on teaching assistantships. After discussing why fist-year enrollment might be expected to decline and second-year enrollment to grow, suggestions are made on how departments could respond to this shift by assigning…

An eighth grade English teacher in Great Neck (New York) integrated six LEP foreign students into her classroom by using a team approach for the memorization and recitation of the Gettysburg Address. The foreign students were enthusiastically coached by their peers; all profited from studying the language of the address. (DM)

Newly admitted international graduate and undergraduate students, the majority of whom come from Asian countries, participated in an International Peer Program (IPP). Results suggest that the IPP participants showed significantly higher social adjustment scores than nonparticipants. Students from Asian countries had more difficulty adjusting to…