Theoretical Perspectives on International Student Identity

Autor/in	Tavares, Vander
Titel	Theoretical Perspectives on International Student Identity
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 13 (2021) 2, S.83-97 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Self Concept; Cultural Differences; Higher Education; College Students; Case Studies; Theories; Multilingualism; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Ethnicity; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Social Networks; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Kultureller Unterschied; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Theory; Theorie; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; Ethnizität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülerverhalten; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Kanada
Abstract	Interest in international student identity has grown considerably over the last few years. In the context of international education, the emphasis on identity and the individual student may also be seen as an emerging response to the tendency of discussing international students and their identity-related experiences in homogenising ways. While there is considerable discussion about how international students' sense of self is affected by cultural differences in higher education, a theory of identity is not always in place. The purpose of this paper is to bring together three theoretical perspectives on identity that are designed to account for specific cultural, social, and linguistic influences on identity construction. These perspectives are examined with examples from data-based case studies. This paper identifies the unique affordances of each perspective while also highlighting their mutual role in challenging broad discourses that have unfavourably defined international student identity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01