The Role of Language Proximity in Shaping International Student Mobility Flows

Autor/inn/en	Ovchinnikova, Elena; Van Mol, Christof; Jones, Elspeth
Titel	The Role of Language Proximity in Shaping International Student Mobility Flows
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 21 (2023) 4, S.563-574 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ovchinnikova, Elena) ORCID (Van Mol, Christof) ORCID (Jones, Elspeth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2022.2070132
Schlagwörter	Student Mobility; Study Abroad; Language Usage; Language Classification; Proximity; Student Adjustment; Foreign Students; Acculturation; Foreign Countries; College Choice; Barriers; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachtypologie; Lebensnähe; Adjustment; Adaptation; Akkulturation; Ausland; Studienortwahl; Europa
Abstract	Many papers on international student mobility have analysed different macro factors influencing the decision making of international students. However, only a limited number of studies have considered the role of language distance on international educational choices. This paper aims to fill that gap by identifying the role of language proximity in international degree seeking student flows among 21 countries of the European Economic Area in the years 2005, 2010 and 2015. Our gravity models reveal a statistically significant influence of language proximity on student flows within these 21 countries. We argue that language proximity simplifies academic, cultural and socio-economic integration of international students in the destination country and as a result makes the process of their adaptation to a new environment easier and smoother. Future research should expand on the mechanisms of that influence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01