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Direct linkSawir, Erlenawati; Marginson, Simon; Forbes-Mewett, Helen; Nyland, Chris; Ramia, Gaby – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2012
"International student security" refers to the international student's maintenance of a stable capacity for self-determining human agency. The article focuses on the role of English-language proficiency in the security of students from English as Foreign Language countries, drawing on evidence from a program of semistructured interviews with 200…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Foreign Students, Second Language Learning
Sawir, Erlenawati; Marginson, Simon; Deumert, Ana; Nyland, Chris; Ramia, Gaby – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2008
In a study of international student security, consisting of 200 intensive interviews with students, resident onshore in Australia, it was found that two thirds of the group had experienced problems of loneliness and/or isolation, especially in the early months. According to Weiss, students experience both "personal loneliness" because of the loss…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Coping, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
Forbes-Mewett, Helen; Nyland, Chris – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2008
The notion of "security" is an elusive concept that attracts varying interpretations. In this article, the authors adopt a definition that views security as a broadly applicable term that encompasses physical, social, and economic dimensions that relate to human rights, cultural difference, and relocation. The approach embraces the complexities of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Global Approach, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries
