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- Title
International Graduate Students: Social Networks and Language Use.
- Authors
Moglen, Daniel
- Abstract
The campus climate for international graduate students (IGSs) has been gaining attention in recent years as the number of IGSs in the United States continues to rise. IGSs bring diversity to the campus community and enrich the academic community, but also come to the table with distinct needs, concerns, and experiences. The current study is primarily concerned with how early social and academic experiences affect English learning and academic success. Social networks outside of the student's cultural background may be difficult to develop, and, therefore, it is not uncommon to see students gravitate towards others who share their cultural and language background. In order to obtain perspective on what early social and linguistic experiences are for newly matriculated IGSs, I conducted interviews with first-year IGSs, asking them about their language use in academic and social settings. Results from the interviews suggest that while English-oriented networks may provide more opportunities to speak in English, co-national networks are easier to join and provide much needed social and academic support.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL graduate students; SOCIAL networks; SOCIOLINGUISTICS; CROSS-cultural differences; STUDENTS' language
- Publication
Journal of International Students, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
2162-3104
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32674/jis.v7i1.243