Social Contact Patterns of International Students and Their Impact on Academic Adaptation

Autor/inn/en	Pho, Hanh; Schartner, A.
Titel	Social Contact Patterns of International Students and Their Impact on Academic Adaptation
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42 (2021) 6, S.489-502 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pho, Hanh)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2019.1707214
Schlagwörter	Behavior Patterns; Intercultural Communication; Peer Relationship; Social Networks; Citizenship; Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Student Adjustment; Academic Achievement; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Correlation; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Peer-Beziehungen; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Staatsbürgerschaft; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Adaptation; Schulleistung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	Social contact has been found to be both a success factor and an outcome of the international student sojourn. This two-stage mixed-methods case study sought to ascertain the role of social contact in the academic adaptation of a sample of international students undertaking taught postgraduate degrees in the United Kingdom. A self-report survey (N = 101) was first conducted to measure the degree of contact with three groups (co-nationals, host country nationals, and non-co-national international students), and its relationship with academic achievement and adaptation. Semi-structured interviews were then conducted with a group of volunteers (N = 17) to further explore their social contact patterns with these three groups. Findings suggest a significant positive relationship between the degree of contact with non-co-national international students and academic outcomes. We discuss implications and put forward a research agenda. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01