Vol. 1 No. 2 (2011): Journal of International Students

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This issue of the Journal of International Students presents a diverse collection of articles exploring the experiences and challenges faced by international students across the globe. Topics include language barriers, learning styles, service quality perceptions, and innovative teaching methods like Facebook pedagogy. Cross-border narratives highlight personal journeys, while book reviews and research briefs delve into acculturation psychology, intercultural sensitivity, and academic writing for international students.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2
Published: 2011-07-01

Research Articles (English)

  • Language Challenges Faced by International Graduate Students in the United States

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.551
    Ya-Hui Kuo
    38-42

  • First Time International College Students’ Level of Anxiety in Relationship to Awareness of Their Learning-Style Preferences

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.552
    Arlene Shorter Young
    43-49

  • International Students’ Perceptions of Service Quality in the UK Banking Sector: An Exploratory Study

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.553
    Christopher Bond, Marc Ting-Chun Hsu
    50-58

  • Processing First-Year College Writing via Facebook Pedagogy in Linguistically and Culturally Diverse First-Year Composition Classes

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.554
    Marohang Limbu
    59-63

  • Character Strengths are Prominent as Mate Preferences of Turkish Students

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.555
    Elizabeth Michelle White, Amy R. Pearce, Irina Khramtsova
    64-68

Research in Briefs (English)

  • The Bicultural I: A Social and Cognitive Approach for Understanding the Psychology of Acculturation

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.556
    Michael Sapiro
    69-72

  • Internet Fraud: Information for Teachers and Students

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.557
    Gabriel Hudson Nkotagu
    72-75

Cross-Border Narratives

  • A “Pura Vida” Summer in Costa Rica

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.548
    Hailie Allen
    34-35

  • Saturday Diary: Far from Nepal, Pittsburgh Felt Like Home

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.549
    Deepak Adhikari
    35

  • Why study in Finland: RAMK, SAMK, and PBL

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.550
    Irina Khramtsova
    36-37

Book Reviews

  • Understanding the International Student Experience

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.558
    Krishna Bista
    76-77

  • Intercultural Sensitivity in Foreign Student Advising: A Quantitative Analysis of Ethnocentrism within the Profession in the Post 9/11 Era.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.559
    Charlotte Foster, Amrita Bhandari
    77

  • Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.560
    Lauren Miller Griffith
    78-79

  • Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students (3rd Ed.)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.561
    Krishna Bista, Pamela Shultz
    79-80

  • Strategic Finance for Criminal Justice Organizations

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v1i2.562
    Ernest C. Fields
    80