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Download full textMoonyoung Park – English Teaching, 2025
This mixed-methods study investigated language anxiety among Korean military air traffic controllers (ATCOs) when communicating with native English-speaking pilots. The quantitative phase (N = 81) used hierarchical regression analysis examining relationships between individual characteristics and anxiety levels. The qualitative phase (N = 13)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Military Personnel
Niloufar Bayati; Cameron Denson; Paul Asunda – Journal of International Students, 2025
As international student enrollments surge in U.S. higher education, understanding their experiences is crucial for fostering an inclusive and successful environment. This study used a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to explore the challenges and coping strategies of international students during acculturation. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Acculturation, Coping, Barriers
Direct linkVararin Charoenpornsook; Athip Thumvichit – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2025
English-medium instruction (EMI) is gaining popularity in higher education (HE) worldwide, with the aim of enhancing students' English proficiency and professional abilities. However, many students still struggle with learning various subjects in English. While the challenges in EMI are widely discussed in many studies, it is necessary to look…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Coping, Language of Instruction, Language Proficiency
Shawn Raphael Tan Wen-Xuan; Ashleigh Lin; Colleen Fisher; Hamza Bouras; Craig D’Mello; James Hill; Aims Hansen; Ross Marriott – Journal of International Students, 2025
International students face unique challenges, placing them at high risk of experiencing mental disorders. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to investigate 20 predetermined, modifiable exposures associated with depressive symptoms. The literature search included cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies in English.…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Foreign Students, Risk, Resilience (Psychology)
Jing Zhou – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
This study examined the impact of extensive reading (ER) on Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) among advanced-level Chinese EFL learners, the interplay between reading enjoyment and material difficulty, and the challenges and strategies related to online ER. The following research questions are addressed: (a) what are the effects of a semester-long…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recreational Reading, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Patricia J. Higgins; Mitsunori Misawa – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2025
In 2018, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Office reported that a total of 678,082 refugees were admitted into the country in the last 10 years and statistics show a steady increase of refugee admissions. The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to understand adult refugee students' experiences in higher education in the Southeastern U.S. The research…
Descriptors: Refugees, Adult Education, Student Experience, Higher Education
Xiaoyi Zhang; M. Obaidul Hamid – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2025
Many studies have reported language problems faced by international students in cross-cultural study-abroad settings. The present study investigated Chinese international students' linguistic insecurity during their study-abroad in Australia, and the strategies that they deployed to manage this. Based on interviews with ten students from two…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning
