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Abstract
With an increasing number of international students coming to Canada for higher education, Canadian universities are offering diverse English language improvement programs (ELIPs) to improve international students’ English proficiency. However, some Chinese international students struggle to pass such programs and eventually withdraw. This study examines the living and learning experiences of Chinese international students who dropped out of ELIPs and identifies the factors associated with their decisions to drop out. The findings indicate that Chinese international students dropped out due to academic failure that was related to low learning motivation, lack of time management and self-regulation, and insufficient academic and social integration. Implications for educators in higher education, study support services, and students are presented.
Keywords:
- social integration,
- academic integration,
- language barriers,
- dropout,
- international students,
- English learning
Résumé
Avec un nombre croissant d’étudiants internationaux venant au Canada pour des études supérieures, les universités canadiennes proposent divers programmes d’amélioration de la langue anglaise (ELIP) pour améliorer la maîtrise de l’anglais des étudiants internationaux. Cependant, certains étudiants internationaux chinois ont du mal à réussir de tels programmes et finissent par se retirer. Cette étude examine les expériences de vie et d’apprentissage des étudiants internationaux chinois qui ont abandonné l’ELIP et identifie les facteurs associés à leurs décisions d’abandonner le programme. Les résultats indiquent que les étudiants internationaux chinois ont décroché en raison d’un échec scolaire lié à une faible motivation d’apprentissage, un manque de gestion du temps et d’autorégulation, et une intégration scolaire et sociale insuffisante. Les implications pour les éducateurs de l’enseignement supérieur, les services de soutien aux études et les étudiants sont présentées ci-dessous.
Mots-clés :
- intégration sociale,
- étudiants internationaux,
- intégration académique,
- barrières linguistiques,
- décrochage scolaire,
- apprentissage de l’anglais
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