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Taheri, Ali Akbar; Davoudi, Mohammad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Compensation Strategies (CpSs) are strategies which a language user employs in order to achieve his intended meaning when precise linguistic forms are for some reasons not available at that point of communication. Different factors may influence the use of CpSs, among which the level of language proficiency is one of the most important ones. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Lee, Ju Seong – Journal of International Students, 2017
The author investigates what challenges four international students (Vietnamese, Filipino, Brazilian, and Chinese) faced and how they coped with these dilemmas in a Japanese language program during the first semester in 2014. Multiple apparatuses (e.g., field notes, face-to-face oral interviews, focal group conversations, and semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Coping, Barriers
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Cho, Jinhyun – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2015
This article examines the socially constructed nature of significant linguistic insecurity with regard to the English language in Korean society as informed by neoliberalism. It specifically explores how linguistic insecurity leads to the pursuit of linguistic perfectionism under the popular discourse of neoliberal personhood. Participants are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, English (Second Language), Language Usage
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Bodycott, Peter – Journal of International Students, 2015
Co-national groups of individuals from the same country can provide members with psychological and sociocultural support when coping with the stresses of studying abroad. This article examines intragroup task and relationship conflict that occurred in one co-national group during a 14-week short-term study abroad program. Findings reveal the…
Descriptors: Conflict, Study Abroad, Foreign Students, Coping
Arouca, Raquel Alexandra de Moura – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Reentry Shock had been studied through psychological symptoms and inter-relationship problems. Previous research also focused on quantitative data of post-experience questionnaires. This dissertation examines how reentry support programs help students during the reentry process and how participants integrate the study abroad experience into their…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Study Abroad, Workshops, Questionnaires
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Cheung, Yin Ling – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2010
This research studies the first attempts by applied linguistics doctoral students in Hong Kong to publish their work in a refereed journal in English. Interviews were conducted with students to learn about their experience in the publication process. The interview data indicate that the applied linguistics doctoral students adopted specific…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Writing for Publication, Applied Linguistics, Coping