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Measures Matter: Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance, and Acculturation Orientation Revisited [PDF]
Building upon existing measures, four new brief acculturation scales are presented, measuring sociocultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, perceived cultural distance, and acculturation orientation.
Ajzen I. +18 more
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Metasynthesis Regarding the Sociocultural Adaptation of International University
This study centers on the sociocultural adaptation experience of international students in academic life and daily life. Responses to the guiding question of what differences and similarities are discernible in the sociocultural adaptation processes that international university students experience in the university versus outside university in the ...
Quiñones, Astrid Vanessa Sarmiento +5 more
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Chinese students' psychological and sociocultural adjustments to Britain: an empirical study [PDF]
This paper reports an empirical study of the psychological and sociocultural adjustments of two cohorts of Chinese students taking a foundation course in English language at a British university.
Spencer-Oatey, Helen, Xiong, Zhaoning
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This study employs a moderated mediation model to investigate the role of sociocultural adaptation and job satisfaction in the relationship between cultural competence and intention to stay.
Seng-Su Tsang, Thi Vinh Tran Nguyen
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‘I can’t … I won’t?’ International students at the threshold of social interaction [PDF]
This mixed-method study tracked social interaction and adaptation among 20 international postgraduates on a 1-year programme in the UK, examining assumptions that language proficiency and interactional engagement directly underpin sociocultural ...
Boyatzis RE +16 more
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Sociocultural Adaptation for Asian Immigrant English Language Learners [PDF]
This phenomenological study discusses sociocultural adaptation, as one of the findings emerged from the study, among Asian immigrant English language learners (ELLs) and their parents, as well as New Zealand early childhood teachers. The focus of the study is on the analysis of early childhood teachers’ beliefs about how they can support English ...
Mazlina Che Mustafa +2 more
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The mobility experience is an important life event for international students, and achieving successful psychological and sociocultural adaptation is crucial for this experience to be positive.
Leonor Gaitán-Aguilar +3 more
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Relevance. The paper presents the results of approbation of the Russian-language version of scales by K.A. Demes and N. Geeraert: the Brief Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (BSAS), the Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale (BPAS), the Brief ...
K.A. Ohki, I.V. Vachkov
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Pragmatic gains in the study abroad context: Learners' experiences and recognition of pragmatic routines [PDF]
The present study investigates second language (L2) learners' pragmatic development during study abroad (SA) programs by focusing on the recognition of pragmatic routines, and how sociocultural adaptation and intensity of interaction influence pragmatic ...
Alcón, Eva +1 more
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Continuous education as the basis of sociocultural adaptation
The relevance of the study is due to the demand for universal, heuristic over-professional skills that allow a person to be successful and competitive in today's labor market. Today, an important factor in the success of transformations is the ability to constantly adapt, which may be possible if the quality of the continuing education system is ...
Borinshteyn, Evgenij, Orlenko, Irina
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