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Fostering The Academic Transition Of International Students Who Are Ethnoculturally And Linguistically Diverse In Postsecondary Education, Kacia Whilby

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium

The need for more services and support for international students’ academic transition is evident as their numbers continue to increase in postsecondary institutions. There is also a need for educational leaders to have a better understanding of how they can support international students’ academic transition and success. A phenomenological research design is being used to problematize academic transition by examining the experiences of international students who are ethnoculturally and linguistically diverse. The focus is on the students from cultural and educational backgrounds that are divergent to the Canadian educational system and their adjustment to postsecondary academic writing and teaching strategies. …