Assignment Information
- Pursue a class topic (international student experience and identity) further to apply what they have learned to new areas (for example, bias in other fields of study, in other languages (even coding language); language policy in education; comparative teaching methods (cross-culturally or in different fields such as STEM); intercultural communication in the classroom (different levels or cultures).
- Find 8-10 possible sources and explain why they might be useful - what they cover and/or reveal or argue about the issue (pre-reading, skimming and scanning articles and abstracts and keywords to glean this information).
- Organize and discuss at least 4-5 of these sources around the issues or topics related to their research question (what are scholars researching about X? ), practice their reading, summary, and organizational skills, rather than just an alphabetized summary of each (what I see as an annotated bibliography).
Below are keywords, search terms, and topics students have used in the past:
- international students
- racialization
- racial identity
- racial microaggressions
- whiteness
- oppression
- literacy
- multilingualism
- language learning
- family
- colorism
- diversity
- social identity
- intersectionality
- US higher education
- college
- identity adaptation
- culture shock
- transculturation
- discrimination
- language bias
- bilingualism
- depression
- academic success
- acculturation
- safe houses
- contact zones
- loaded language
- biased language vs language bias
- stereotypes
- prejudice
- assumptions
- community
- language barriers
- reverse culture shock
- racism in American history
- confidence
- English proficiency
- English language teaching
- assessment
- cultural barriers
- learning styles
- cultural stereotypes
- anxiety about finances
- adaptive stress
- accent
- abuse
- readjustment
- teaching international students
- teaching English as a second langauge (ESL)
- teaching English to speakers of other languages
- internships
- graduate school
- employment
- majors
- consumerism
- cultural appropriation
- support
- self esteem
- language shock
- academic shock
- globalization
- shadow education
- social justice
- diversity and inclusion
- colonization
- project based learning
- educational methods
- internationalization
- global learning
- asset
- deficit
- source use
- plagiarism
- negotiating higher education
- belonging
- college reading
- second language writing
- intercultural communication
- English language learning
- political language
- resilience
- global citizenship
- free speech
- health
- study abroad (pre-departure, post-departure, post-study)
