Open AccessLanguage Challenges Faced by International Graduate Students in the United States
Author(s) -
Ya-Hui Kuo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v1i2.551
Subject(s) - graduate students , medical education , language proficiency , political science , english language , pedagogy , psychology , medicine , mathematics education
Universities and colleges in the United States require international graduate students to provide certain English proficiency documents along with their admission applications before they are admitted to their programs.This study explored the language challenges faced by international graduate students at a Southern university in the U.S. The author also offered recommendations and suggestions to prepare and assist international graduate students in adjusting, adapting, and overcoming their language challenges.