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From Bhutan to the U.S Mexico Border: Acculturation Experiences of Bhutanese Students in American Classroo

Posted on:2018-10-13Degree:M.AType:Thesis
University:The University of Texas at El PasoCandidate:Choden, JigmeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2447390002998152Subject:Higher Education
Abstract/Summary:
International students have to adapt to a new learning environment when they move to a foreign land for higher studies. During the transition the international students face various challenges in a new learning environment starting from classroom environment to class participation. The Bhutanese students in a Southwestern University in this study shows the challenges they face as international students and the strategies they develop to acculturate in a new learning environment. The study examines the acculturation process of the Bhutanese students through the framework of acculturation.
Keywords/Search Tags:Students, New learning environment, Acculturation, Education
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