Challenges to Brand Australia: International Students and the Problem with Speaking

Autor/inn/en	Yates, Lynda; Wahid, Ridwan
Titel	Challenges to Brand Australia: International Students and the Problem with Speaking
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 32 (2013) 6, S.1037-1050 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2013.806447
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English for Academic Purposes; Foreign Students; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Longitudinal Studies; Learning Motivation; Oral Language; Skill Development; Social Integration; International Education; Student Attitudes; Semi Structured Interviews; Context Effect; Graduate Students; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Soziale Integration; Internationale Erziehung; Schülerverhalten; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Australien
Abstract	Although communication skills in English are important for both their career prospects and the success of their overall study experience, many international students find their spoken English a barrier to employment after graduation. In this paper, we draw on longitudinal interview data from international postgraduates to investigate the individual and social factors that impacted on the development of their speaking skills as they studied in Australia. Our findings suggest that, despite high levels of motivation to improve, they received little instruction in such skills on their English for Academic Purposes programs and had little access to them in the community. We argue that for compelling moral as well as economic reasons universities urgently need to address these issues through both instruction and social integration initiatives if they are to safeguard their lucrative but vulnerable overseas markets. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10