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Second Language Learning and Cultural Adaptation Processes in Graduate International Students in U.S. Universities

Name: Second Language Learning and Cultural Adaptation Processes in Graduate International Students in U.S. Universities
Brand: University Press of America
SKU: 9780761827900
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ISBN: 9780761827900

2ND LANGUAGE LEARNING

Contributor(s): Gonzalez, Virginia Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780761827900
Subtitle	2ND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Publisher	University Press of America
Publication date	October 2004
Language	English
MRP	£49.99 GBP
Page count	216
Item weight	72 g

This project grew out of author Virginia Gonzalez's experiences as an international graduate student in the United States and her vested interest in mentoring international students and conducting ESL research. In Second Language Learning, Professor Gonzalez argues that there is a growing need for American educators who can better serve a diverse international student body. This book focuses on the major factors affecting international graduate students' successful cultural adaptation, which leads to higher levels of academic English language proficiency and academic achievement.

Topics are discussed from a psychological viewpoint of the effects of social, cultural, cognitive, and linguistic factors on the adaptation process to a new social and academic environment: the American college culture. The book presents data-based and personal recommendations for international graduate students, administrators, and faculty at U.S. universities. Practical strategies recommended for helping international graduate students achieve a successful adaptation to the new academic and social environment are supported by literature, real-life examples, and group data derived from a survey research study representing students from different countries of origin, in different academic disciplines, and at different stages in their graduate studies.

Second Language Learning and Cultural Adaptation Processes in Graduate International Students in U.S. Universities

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Gonzalez, Virginia Author

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