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FormulatingStrategiesforInternationalStudentSuccess:LearningfromFaculty,Staff,and
StudentVoicesBethanyPeters,MinnesotaEnglishLanguageProgram
XiYu,InternationalStudent&ScholarServices
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WorkshopGoals
1. Increaseunderstandingofinternationalstudents’needsandchallenges.
2. Discussstrategiestoimprovestudents’experience.
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Overview
● Benefits● Challenges● Strategies● Summary● DiscussionPoints
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ResearchfromtheUniversityofMinnesota
Wewillhighlightfaculty,staff,andstudentperspectivesfromthefollowingresearch:● SupportingNon-NativeEnglishSpeakersSurvey(SNNES)● InternationalStudentBarometer(ISB)● StudentVoicesSurvey(SV)● StudentExperienceintheResearchUniversity(SERU)● EducationalImpactofInternationalStudents
https://global.umn.edu/icc/resources/umn.html
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OverviewofInt’lStudentData1. SeekingBestPracticesforIntegratingInternationaland
DomesticStudents2. InternationalStudentBarometer(ISB)3. ListeningSessionswithUMNDepartments4. OfficeforStudentAffairsFocusGroups5. SurveyofStudentExperienceintheResearchUniversity
(SERU)6. StudyoftheEducationalImpactofInternationalStudents
inCampusInternationalization7. SouthKoreanUndergraduateInternationalStudents’
Experiences8. CareerServicesforUndergraduateInternationalStudents9. StudentVoices:AReportonFirstYearExperienceof
InternationalUndergraduates10. First-YearStudentThrivingQuotientSurvey11. AcademicImpactofCompulsoryMilitaryServiceson
KoreanMaleInternationalStudents
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OverviewofFaculty/StaffData
Source:SupportingNon-NativeEnglishSpeakersSurvey,Spring2016
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Benefits
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Benefits(Students)ForALLstudents:•Knowledge,attitudesandskillsforeffectiveinterculturalcommunication•Abilitytoreflectontheirownculture•Leadershipandproblem-solvingskills•Toengagewithcoursecontentutilizingmultipleperspectives
Particularlyfromint’lstudents:•BenefittingfrominteractionswithpeersfromcountriesotherthantheirownandfrominteractionswithAmericanstudents.
Source:EducationalImpact,ISB
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Benefits(Faculty&Staff)
Inwhatwaysdoeshavingnon-nativeEnglishspeakerson
campusenhancethelearning
environmentforallstudents?
Source:NNESSurvey
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Benefits(Faculty&Staff)1. Culturaldiversitybenefits2. Communicationskillsimprovement3. Linguisticbenefits4. Relationshipbenefits5. ‘Theyraisethebar’6. Improvesteaching7. Students’futurepreparationSource:NNESSurvey
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DiscussionPoint:Howcanwemaximizethebenefitsforstudents?
“Inmyexperience,thepresenceofnon-nativeEnglishspeakershasthepotentialtoaidinthegoalsoutlinedabove,buttheirpresencedoesnotautomaticallycreatethesebenefits. Thecoursemustbestructuredinawaythatcreatesopportunitiesforcross-culturalinteractiontooccurandthestudentsmustbewillingtointeract.Thepotentialpositiveimpacts,therefore,arehighlydependenton
thecourseandthespecificstudentsandinstructor(faculty).”Source:NNESSurvey
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Challenges
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Challenges&Needs(Student)
1.Peerinteractions&buildingfriendship(rankedasthe#1challengeinISB)
2.Languageproficiency
3.Groupdiscussionandparticipationinclass
4.Interactionswithfaculty/TA
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Challenges&Needs(Student)- cont.
ASnapshotofStudent
SatisfactionwithTeaching&Learning
*6CICinstitutionsinclude:UofM,UofNebraska-Lincoln,Northwestern,RutgersU,UIUC,andIndianaUniversityBloomington.Source:ISB2014
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Challenges&Needs(Student)- cont.
Source:StudentVoices,2010
WhichofthefollowingmadelearningdifficultinyourfirstsemesterduetoEnglish?
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Challenges&Needs(Student)- cont.Howsatisfiedareyouwithyoureducationalexperienceinyourmajoroverall?
*Int’lstudentscoredstatisticallysignificantlowerthandomesticstudentsonthisitem.
Source:SERU2014
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Challenges(Faculty)
WhenNNESstruggletomeetcourserequirements,itisdueto…?
Source:NNESSurvey
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Challenges(Staff)
WhenNNESstruggletocommunicate
effectivelywithyouitisdueto…?
Source:NNESSurvey
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AbouthowmanyoftheNNESinyourclasseshaveadequateEnglishlanguageskillsto:
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Challenges(Faculty&Staff)
Source:NNESSurvey
1. Englishproficiencychallenges(n=347)2. Academicchallenges(n=187)3. Culturaldifferences(n=121)4. Campusresources(n=91)5. Reluctancetoaskforhelp(n=76)6. Peerinteractions(n=58)7. Lowconfidence(n=43)8. Attitudes&expectations(n=22)9. Interactionswithfaculty(n=20)
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DiscussionPoints
1. Howcanfaculty/staffdetermineifastudentisstrugglingwithalanguageorculturebarrier?
2. Howcanfaculty/staffencouragemoremeaningfuldomesticandinternationalpeerinteractionsandfriendships?
3. Howfaculty/staffencouragetheuseofcampusresourcestohelpstudentsbuildtheirlanguageskills?
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Strategies
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Strategies(Student)
Howoftenhaveyourinstructorsusedthefollowing
strategiesinanyofyourclasses?
Source:EdImpactISB2014
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Strategies(Student)- cont.
RecommendationsforFaculty/Staff:
1. Createstructuredopportunitiesforintegration2. Beawareoftheculturalbackgrounddifferenceswithintheclassroomsetting3. Encourageinternationalstudentstoutilizecampusresources
Whatwouldhelpyouadjustmoreeasilyduringyourfirstyear?
Source:StudentVoices,2010
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Strategies(Faculty)Howoftendoyouusethefollowing
strategiestosupportNNES?
Source:NNESSurvey
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Strategies(Staff)Howoftendoyouusethefollowing
strategiestosupportNNES?
Source:NNESSurvey
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Strategies(Faculty&Staff)1. communicationstrategies2. accommodations3. arrangingone-on-onesupport4. providingvisuals&handouts5. promotingcampusresources6. encouragingstudents7. fosteringpeerinteractionandsupportSource:NNESSurvey
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DiscussionPoint:Howcanweenhanceuseofthesestrategiesinourworkwithinternationalstudents?1. communicationstrategies2. accommodations3. arrangingone-on-onesupport4. providingvisuals&handouts5. promotingcampusresources6. encouragingstudents7. fosteringpeerinteractionandsupportSource:NNESSurvey
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SummaryComparisons&Gaps❏ Benefits❏ Challenges❏ Strategies
FutureResearch
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Resources● Int’lStudentResearchattheUniversityofMinnesota
○ https://global.umn.edu/icc/resources/umntc-ugis-data/index.html● ResourcesforSupportingMultilingualLearners
○ https://esl.umn.edu/● ESLResourcesforStudents
○ https://esl.umn.edu/student-resources● AcademicResourcesforInternationalStudents
○ https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/academic-resources-for-intl-students/● InternationalStudentNeedsAssessment(2015,&2016)
○ http://undergrad.umn.edu/international_fee/research.html
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Questions?