Languaging Myths and Realities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianqian Zhang-Wu
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Chinese International Students ◽  
Digital Ethnography ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Students First

Drawing on a digital ethnography of Chinese international students’ first semester languaging practices, this book examines how they use their multilingual and multi-modal communicative repertories to facilitate languaging across contexts, in order to suggest how universities might better serve the needs of international students.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Stress Perception in International and Local First Semester Medical Students Using Psychometric, Psychophysiological, and Humoral Methods

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Huhn ◽  
Carolin Schmid ◽  
Rebecca Erschens ◽  
Florian Junne ◽  
Anne Herrmann-Werner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Professional Efficacy ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Students First ◽  
Local Students ◽  
First Year Medical Students

(1) Medical doctors and medical students show increased psychological stress levels. International medical students seem to be particularly vulnerable. (2) We compared different methods of assessing stress levels in international and local first year medical students. First, study participants completed questionnaires related to stress, depression, empathy, and self-efficacy (MBI, PSQ, PHQ-9, JSPE-S, and GSE) at three separate points in time (T1 to T3). Second, their heart rate variabilities (HRVs) were recorded in an oral examination, a seminar, and in a relaxing situation. Third, hair samples were collected at the beginning and at the end of the semester to assess the cortisol concentration. (3) Included were 20 international and 20 local first semester medical students. At T1, we found considerable differences between international and local students in the JSPE-S; at T2 in the MBI factor “professional efficacy”, the PHQ-9, and in the JSPE-S; and at T3 in the MBI factors “cynicism” and “professional efficacy”, the PHQ-9, and in the JSPE-S. International and local students also differed concerning their HRVs during relaxation. Over the course of the semester, international students showed changes in the MBI factors “emotional exhaustion” and “professional efficacy”, the PHQ-9, and the GSE. Local students showed changes in the GSE. No effects were found for students’ hair cortisol concentrations. (4) All participants showed low levels of stress. However, while international students experienced their stress levels to decrease over the course of the semester, local students found their stress levels to increase.

Comparing Intensive English Program (IEP) and Directly-Admitted International Students’ Academic Achievement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Equivalence Testing ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Intensive English Programs ◽  
Statistical Equivalence ◽  
Direct Admission

Intensive English programs (IEPs) exist as an additional pathway into higher education for international students who need additional language support before full matriculation. Despite their long history in higher education, there is little research on the effectiveness of these programs. The current research examines the effectiveness of an IEP by comparing IEP students to directly-admitted international students. Results from regression models on first-semester and first-year GPA indicated no significant differences between these two student groups. Follow-up equivalence testing indicated statistical equivalence in several cases. The findings lead to the conclusion that the IEP is effective in helping students perform on par with directly-admitted international students. These findings imply further support for IEPs and alterative pathways to direct admission.

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