Understanding international students’ in-class learning experiences in Chinese higher education institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1186-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiani Ma ◽  
Qin Wen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Chinese Higher Education

English language ideologies and students’ perception of international English-Medium-Instruction (EMI) Master's programmes: A Chinese case study

English Today ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Song
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
International English

To be engaged in the economic, political and technological processes of globalization, higher education institutions around the world have included internationalization as part of their long-term mission, and China is no exception. The number of international students on campus is a well-recognized index of the universities’ internationalized status. According to the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China, in 2016 there were 442,773 international students studying in China, 209,966 of whom were enrolled in degree programmes in Chinese higher education institutions, and 63,867 (47.42%) studied as postgraduate students (MOE, 2017).

Socio-cultural Adjustment Experiences of International Students in Chinese Higher Education Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Maekele Tsegay ◽  
Mulugeta Zemuy Zegergish ◽  
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
International Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Challenges

Using qualitative research methods, this study explores international students’ socio-cultural adjustment experiences in Chinese Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The study indicates that many international students in China are facing linguistic and cultural challenges. They have limited interaction with Chinese students and the local people, which results in shallow socio-cultural understanding of China and its people. Although they are inadequate, Chinese HEIs are tackling these challenges by providing various supporting mechanisms such as offering introductory Chinese language course/s, organizing orientation programmes and partnering international and Chinese students. The study helps (Chinese) HEIs to enhance their services to international students and boost students’ experiences.

scholarly journals International Student Transitions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sharif Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The U.S

Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) surrounds the transition that international students encounter when they attend universities in developed countries in pursuit of higher education. Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) describe how some countries like Australia and the United Kingdom host more international students than the United States (U.S.) and provides some guidelines for the U.S. higher education institutions to follow to host more international students. This book contains seven chapters.

An Overview of International Students and Discrimination in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 333-347
Author(s):  
Kamil Demirhan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Negative Perception ◽  
Unequal Treatment ◽  
The Third

This chapter focuses on the international students' exposure to unequal treatment in higher education institutions. The study aims at explaining how international students are perceived by hosting institutions and societies. The first part gives information about the international students. It explains the approaches of higher education institutions to international students in terms of their contribution to the internationalization of institutions, international students' contribution as a financial sector and as a market, and international students' contribution to increase diversity and interaction. The second part includes the experiences of international students as the subjects of discrimination. The experiences may help to identify the suspects of unequal treatment and to understand which characteristics that students have targeted by hosting society. The third part identifies the reasons of unequal treatment and negative perception about international students. This study tries to schematize types, reasons, and results of unequal treatment towards international students.

scholarly journals Global mobility in music higher education: Reflections on how intercultural music-making can enhance students’ musical practices and identities

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet ◽  
Catherine Grant ◽  
Charulatha Mani ◽  
Vanessa Tomlinson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
International Study ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Global Mobility ◽  
Musical Practices ◽  
Intercultural Music

Music higher education institutions are increasingly recognising the educational value of intercultural learning experiences. Delivering such learning experiences in a way that provides music students with a rich cultural and musical learning experience, rather than a superficial one, can be a challenging task, particularly in the case of short-term ‘mobility’ or ‘study-abroad’ programmes. This article explores ways to address this challenge by reflecting on student learnings from a suite of international study experiences, or ‘global mobility programmes’, at one Australian tertiary music institution, run in collaboration with community partners, universities and nongovernmental organisations in the Asia Pacific. Focusing on how intercultural music-making in the context can enhance students’ musical practices and identities, we first outline the sociocultural contexts of our music global mobility programmes in Cambodia, China and India, and explore the different modes of music-making these experiences afforded. We then draw on Coessens’ ‘web of artistic practice’ to explore site-specific examples of the ways in which global mobility programmes can enhance students’ musical practices and identities. These findings hold particular relevance for music educators and higher education institutions in justifying, designing and carrying out such intercultural experiences to maximise student learning and success.

Current Climate in Higher Education: Perceptions of International Students in the Philippines

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SAFARY WA-MBALEKA ◽  
SAMUEL GAIKWAD
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Different Cultures

One of the major effects of globalization is the heavy migration all over the world in the past two to three decades. For different purposes related to job, studies, security, religious freedom or other social reasons, millions of people are moving on a yearly basis from a country or continent to another. Students in need of better quality or maybe cheaper higher education are traveling to foreign lands and staying there for four, six, eight, or even more years. They learn from and with people of different cultures, religion, race, and worldviews. Given that globalization has pushed the phenomenon of diversity on most university campuses, it is important for higher education institutions to promote and guarantee equity, diversity, and inclusiveness for all students without distinction of culture, gender, religion, or race. The current study is a survey of the climate of higher education in several higher education institutions with considerable number of international students in the Luzon region of the Philippines. The study aimed at investigating the discriminatory practices that are common in schools that hosts international students. Results revealed that, even though there are areas where international students expressed feeling discriminated against, the climate in higher education institutions is positive for most international students.Keywords: Higher education, social studies, international students, discrimination,quantitative research, survey, Luzon, Philippines, Asia

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