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International Student Security and English Language Proficiency
- Source :
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Journal of Studies in International Education . Nov 2012 16(5):434-454. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- "International student security" refers to the international student's maintenance of a stable capacity for self-determining human agency. The article focuses on the role of English-language proficiency in the security of students from English as Foreign Language countries, drawing on evidence from a program of semistructured interviews with 200 international students. The interviews show that language proficiency is a pervasive factor in the human security of the international students in all domains inside and outside the classroom. There is a strong link between language proficiency and the capacity for active human agency. Both findings confirm prior research literature. The article concludes with implications for practice and for further research. (Contains 1 table.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1028-3153
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Studies in International Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ981380
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315311435418