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Publication Date: 2018
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Building a Community of Learners in and outside the Classroom
Laverick, Erin Knoche
Journal of International Students, v8 n2 p1256-1263 2018
Learning Communities (LCs) and First-Year Seminars (FYS) are common support systems for college students. This article explores the use of such systems with undergraduate international students in their first semester of study as a means to help them better acclimate to campus life and rigorous classroom expectations.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, First Year Seminars, College Students, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment
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