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Bernsteinian Perspective On Further Marginalization Of International Students In Open And Online Learning Environment: Pedagogizing Student Centric Approaches, Syed Ali Nasir Zaidi, Atiya Razi
Bernsteinian Perspective On Further Marginalization Of International Students In Open And Online Learning Environment: Pedagogizing Student Centric Approaches, Syed Ali Nasir Zaidi, Atiya Razi
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium
This paper attempted to explore the relevance of Bernstein’s (2001) critical views on the marginalization of international students in the context of emerging online learning models. It also focused on the disengaged learning patterns of marginalized international students via Bernstein’s (1990) theoretical lens of elaborated code and restrictive code, where Bernstein (2001) instructed teachers to play their vital roles in complex learning processes, which were heavy on teachers and students alike, to facilitate the healthy and successful learning trajectory. This paper used metadata via Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) (Fairclough & Wodak, 1997; Van Dijk, 2003) to construct themes from students’ …
Real Pandemic: Institutional Neglect, Goli Rezai-Rashti,, Shamiga Arumuhathas, Fengchenzi Zhao
Real Pandemic: Institutional Neglect, Goli Rezai-Rashti,, Shamiga Arumuhathas, Fengchenzi Zhao
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium
The neoliberal market-reform within the Canadian tertiary education sector led to the proliferation in student mobility, which has translated to 600,000 international students (IS) over the past two decades (Scott et al., 2015; Firang, 2020), contributing to Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) by $26.1 billion (IRCC, 2019). Racialized IS attending post-secondary education (PSE) in Canada accounted for systemic barriers that thereby hinder their student experience and academic outcomes. Such challenges included culture shock (Popadiuk & Arthur, 2004), linguistic speaking barriers (Guo & Guo, 2017), discrimination (Myles & Cheng, 2003; Chen & Zhou, 2019), employment exploitation (Scott et al., 2015), securing …
Experiences Of Students From The African Diaspora At Predominantly White Institutions (Pwi)., Sarah M. Ray
Experiences Of Students From The African Diaspora At Predominantly White Institutions (Pwi)., Sarah M. Ray
Adult Education Research Conference
Experiences of profiling, racism and discrimination are a part of life for many students in America. Perceptions of non-white, African International students about African American students is influenced by stereotypes and inadequate historical context of Black American experiences. This qualitative study addresses Black students from various parts of the African diaspora's experiences of racism, and perceptions of race/ethnic-based biases during their educational experiences in a predominantly white institution (PWI), through semi-structured interviews.
Difficulties Of Chinese Students With Their Academic English: Evidence From A China-United States University Program, Xiuyuan Yang, Yinhong Duan
Difficulties Of Chinese Students With Their Academic English: Evidence From A China-United States University Program, Xiuyuan Yang, Yinhong Duan
South Florida Education Research Conference
This study was conducted with four Chinese international students who were enrolled in a China-United States university program. It examined their difficulties in academic English through interviews, and the data were sorted into four categories: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.