Open AccessChallenges Facing Asian International Graduate Students in the US: Pedagogical Considerations in Higher Education
Author(s) -
ShuYuan Lin,
Susan Scherz
Publication year - 2014
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.v4i1.494
Subject(s) - graduate students , pedagogy , cultural competence , cultural diversity , higher education , sociology , cultural background , population , international education , mathematics education , psychology , political science , research methodology , anthropology , demography , law
Non-Native English Speaking (NNES) international students attending colleges and universities in the United States often encounter difficulties in adjusting to their new cultural environment. In addition, they often struggle with academic language while learning the content and conceptual structures of various graduate level disciplines. This phenomenological study identified cultural and linguistic challenges experienced by NNES Asian international graduate students at a mediumsized rural university in the northwestern United States. A pedagogical framework and recommendations for professional practice address the linguistic, cultural, and academic needs of this particular student population in higher education.