Second Language Learning and Cultural Adaptation Processes in Graduate International Students in U.S. Universities
Author:   Virginia Gonzalez
Publisher:   University Press of America
ISBN:  

9780761827900


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   11 October 2004
Format:   Paperback
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Second Language Learning and Cultural Adaptation Processes in Graduate International Students in U.S. Universities


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This book focuses on major factors affecting international graduate students' successful cultural adaptation leading into higher levels of academic English language proficiency and academic achievement.

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Author:   Virginia Gonzalez
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.327kg
ISBN:  

9780761827900


ISBN 10:   0761827900
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   11 October 2004
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Adaptation of International Graduate Students to the American College Culture: An Introduction Chapter 5 Cultural and Social Adaptation of International Graduate Students Chapter 6 Adapting to the Use of English-as-a-Second-Language in an Academic Environment Chapter 7 Affective Factors Influencing Learning and Academic Performance and Cultural Adaptation in Graduate International Students Chapter 8 Effect of Personality and Identity Factors on the Adaptation Process of International Graduate Students to the American College Culture Chapter 9 Tables Chapter 10 Epilogue Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Author

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Virginia Gonzalez is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Program in the College of Education at the University of Cincinnati. Professor Gonzalez holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She has published extensively in the ESL and bilingual education areas.

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