Emirati, Omani and Saudi Students' Academic Literacy Socialization

Autor/in	Al Murshidi, Ghadah
Titel	Emirati, Omani and Saudi Students' Academic Literacy Socialization
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2 (2014) 2, S.69-79 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-9478
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Socialization; Interviews; Student Surveys; Foreign Students; Cultural Differences; Language Skills; Grammar; Language of Instruction; Group Discussion; Statistical Analysis; Group Dynamics; Student Attitudes; United Arab Emirates; Oman; Saudi Arabia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerbefragung; Kultureller Unterschied; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Grammatik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Gruppendiskussion; Statistische Analyse; Gruppendynamik; Schülerverhalten; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Saudi-Arabien; USA
Abstract	The study investigated the academic literacy socialization of students at U.S. universities from the Gulf Region--Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). International students were contacted and asked if they would participate in the project. Fifty three students responded to the survey and interview, 77% of the respondents were male and 23% were female. The results of the study found that the Gulf Coast students studying in the U.S. shared similar experiences in how they socialized academically, however, noticeable differences appeared between linguistic abilities and grammar challenges. When the students were asked if their linguistic abilities prevented them from participating in classroom discussion, the Saudi participants were the only group that said "Never." Likewise, when the researchers inquired about grammar challenges, an interesting dissimilarity revealed itself. The Saudi sample indicated it was very easy while the UAE participants specified that it was somewhat difficult and each group had the same percentage of respondents. Although differences between the students were observed, similarities were also revealed. For instance, all the students did not mind working academically with the opposite sex. The results of this study help in the understanding on how to help students from the Gulf Coast academically assimilate into the American educational system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01