International Students in Higher Education - Language, Identity, and Experience from a Holistic Perspective (Hardcover)

Applying a critical and holistic framework, International Students in Higher Education: Language, Identity, and Experience from a Holistic Perspective explores the lived experiences of four multilingual international students at a Canadian University. Vander Tavares investigates how the students experience life in the host community, construct their multiple identities, and develop their proficiency in the English language. Additionally, Tavares examines the ways in which the institutional context impacts the students' experiences by foregrounding the voices of domestic students, faculty and support staff, and their experiences and perspectives on international students, multiculturalism, and multilingualism. Drawing from theories of cultural and social psychology, post-structuralism, multilingualism, and a sociocognitive approach to second language acquisition, this project presents rich ethnographic portraits of the students' experiences. This contextualised and humanised portrayal of the students' individual journeys challenges the prevailing discourse of deficit that has traditionally been used to characterise the multilingual international student experience. Overall, this book demonstrates that an ethical understanding of multilingual international students' experiences requires critical attention to the sociocultural and sociolinguistic contexts of their academic communities and a holistic approach that considers the multiple domains of lived experience that the students navigate.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Vander Tavares
Dimensions:	228 x 161 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-1-79364-111-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Secondary schools > General
LSN:	1-79364-111-0
Barcode:	9781793641113

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