International Student's Challenge And Adjustment To College

The U.S. enrolled a record-breaking number of international students during the 2013-2014 school year, about 886,052 undergraduate and graduate students were enrolled in colleges and universities throughout the United States (US News). Research by Texas A&M University revealed that international students deal with academic challenges, social isolation, and cultural adjustment. Specifically, academic challenges included communication with professors, classmates, and staff (International Student’s Challenge and Adjustment to College). International students suffer homesickness and hardships, because of the stressful and lonely lifestyle.

First of all, some International students often have to deal with social isolation when communicating in

Culture shock is described as the impact of moving from a familiar culture to one that is unfamiliar. It includes the shock of a new environment, meeting a lot of new people and learning the ways of a new country. It also includes the shock of being separated from the important people in your life, such as family, friends, colleagues, and teachers: people you would talk to at times of uncertainty, who give you support and guidance. There are different factors that can contribute to culture shock. For example, climate, language, social roles, rules of behavior and relationship Stress. Liu, for example, an international student from China

There are real personal and professional challenges in academics. Language issues cause international students difficulties in understanding their professors and understanding some concepts and definitions. For example, some professors in the United States expect class activities and discussions through class time, which students could be not familiar with to do. Also, international students can be too shy or scared to participate in class discussions and professors might not be able to understand what they need if they. (Academic Difficulties for International Students). Kimiko, an intentional student from Japan said, I cannot understand many words in listening, especially, the rate of speech and pronunciation. I am taking the English class in the U.S. I also take English class in my home country; however, they are very different. I can understand the English very well in my home country. I feel like it is a more simplified version to understand. Here, it’s very fast. Now, I only can hear the piece of conversation. Sometimes, I might get the wrong meaning. My classmates are laughing, but I don’t. (International Student’s Challenge and Adjustment to