International Students' Challenges at an English-Language University in Montréal

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Title
International Students' Challenges at an English-Language University in Montréal
Abstract
The author set out to investigate the different types of challenges experienced by a group of international students at an English-language university in Montreal, along with the factors which these students believed helped or could help them have a better experience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each of the participants. The author found that among the experiences reported by the participants are language-related challenges, academic and university-related challenges, personal and social challenges, and cultural challenges. While participants talked positively about different student services available to them on campus, they also described sources of additional support which they would consider helpful (e.g. a one-on-one language support program, financial support, etc.). The author found that not all international students, at the beginning of their studies, are aware of some key services available to them (i.e. peer-pairing programs, peer-tutoring). She points out that given that post-secondary institutions have seen a considerable increase in international student enrolment over the past decades, reaching out to international students should be one of universities’ priorities to ensure that as many students as possible take advantage of the services they may need.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
2015
# of Pages
ix-133p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Thivierge Bauerschmidt, Audrey. “International Students’ Challenges at an English-Language University in Montréal.” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 2015. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/2n49t4841.
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