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International students: a vulnerable student population. - 2 views

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    Sherry, Mark. "International students: a vulnerable student population." Higher Education 60.1 (2010), 33-46. This study is about International students at the University of Toledo, they represent 10% of the total number of students (16,000 students). the university made an online survey for international students, because the university wanted help them overcome those barriers and make them feel home. this study cover a lot of issues that student face everyday English language problems, financial and readjustment with the campus life and the whole academic life. it also gives us an idea about how the university helped them with those problem and guided them through the process.
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Facilitating the Academic Success of International Students - 2 views

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    Spencer, Amy. "Facilitating the Academic Success of International Students." Teaching Theology & Religion 6.3 (2003): 164-168. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This essay is about the learning challenges that International Students need to overcome in order to have successful Academic education. It also how some teachers need to adjust their teaching methods to facilitate learning by international students.helping students develop social skills that would help them in and outside the class room. it also give the reader the process that most International Students go through when they first came to the U.S. first there are the International Students adjustment with the new environment. The second is the academic issues such as language difficulties and communicating in class.
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Welcome to America? International student perceptions of discrimination. - 1 views

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    Lee, Jenny, and Charles Rice. "Welcome to America? International student perceptions of discrimination." Higher Education 53.3 (2007): 381-409. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This research is about International students experiences in universities in the U.S. the social problems that they encounter while living in the U.S, how each one of them dealt with the culture shock and become familiar with the American culture. how did those experiences affected their personalities and the way they think. also how experiences affected their academic life and the way to success and facing those problems.
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Don't Give Me a Fish; Teach Me How to Fish: A Case Study of an International Adult Lear... - 1 views

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    Mohammed, Methal R. "Don't Give Me a Fish; Teach Me How to Fish: A Case Study of an International Adult Learner." Adult Learning 21.1/2 (2010): 15-18. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article is about the experiences of graduate students who have some language difficulty and how that can be a huge barrier to overcome especially in graduate studies. talking about his own experiences in learning in a different language, and what of kind of methods he used to adapt with the new learning environment. He also give the reader a lot on information on how to adapt even faster with the the environment and the Academic life.
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A Grounded Theory of International Student Well-being. - 1 views

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    McLachlan, Debra A., and Jessica Justice. "A Grounded Theory of International Student Well-being." Journal of Theory Construction & Testing 13.1 (2009): 27-32. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses how some International Student can easily adapt with U.S. universities life style while others are have a hard time adapting with it. the article gives us an idea about what the process that most students go through to have a successful Academic education. what should most students do for their first years? also what kind of methods they should use to break the barrier between them and other native students.
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Academic Advising of International Students. - 1 views

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    Charles, Harvey, and Mac A. Stewart. "Academic Advising of International Students." Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development 19.4 (1991): 173-181. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses the importance of academic advising for international students. how can the adviser help international students to make plans for their education and at the same time help them adapt with the campus life and overcoming homesickness, language difficulty, discrimination, financial problems and depression and guide them to success
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Colleges Large and Small Help International Students Adjust to American Life. - 1 views

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    Keller, Josh. "Colleges Large and Small Help International Students Adjust to American Life." Chronicle of Higher Education 56.8 (2009): B20-B23. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses adjust with the U.S. universities life style, how they can make friends with other students both International and American. what are the problems that most students face, how the universities officials can help them feel like home and ensure that they get the quality of education they wanted to have here in the U.S.
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"Is everybody getting it?": Sustained support for English as a second language students. - 1 views

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    Henderson, Paulette A. ""Is everybody getting it?": Sustained support for English as a second language students." About Campus 14.4 (2009): 8-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is about English as a Second Language (ESL), and the experiences of international students in understanding English in their first year in American universities. Both professors and students talk about their own experiences and how the professors can help them understand the materials that been taught in class. every international student is working twice compared to most American students.first they have to overcame the language barrier,and then they have to understand the material benign taught in class.
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Barriers to Adjustment: Needs of International Students within a Semi-Urban Campus Comm... - 2 views

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    Poyrazli, Senel, and Kamini Maraj Grahame. "Barriers to Adjustment: Needs of International Students within a Semi-Urban Campus Community." Journal of Instructional Psychology 34.1 (2007): 28-45. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This study focus on the transformation that most International go through when they come to the United States. The basic barriers that most students face such as environment, English language proficiency, academic life,psychological experiences and social life. the study gives some tips and suggestions for the International students who just started their academic life. how to communicate more and to participate more in the class.
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The University of Dayton Rated a Leader in International Student Satisfaction - 4 views

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    Nadu, Tamil . "The University of Dayton Rated a Leader in International Student Satisfaction." India PRwire 04 06 2009. Dark Blue Technologies. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 . This article is about the popularity of the University of Dayton among international students by attracting more and more students every year. the article also includes statistics about the number of International students in comparison with other universities within the state of Ohio. there are some Interviews with current UD students taking about their experiences while studying in the university, also how UD provided them with high quality of education and helping them adapt by having a strong community.
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