What Are The Adjustment Problems Of International Students

According to Maureen Snow Andrade (2006) in the article “International students in English-speaking universities”, this article is about adjustment issues and factors for international students, and how this led to adjust academically and socially in the new environment and the new educational techniques. Andrade states that international or foreign students face many limitations and challenges to fit academically and socially in university life and the new culture. In addition, according to Andrade (2006) “Adjustment challenges are primarily attributable to English language proficiency and culture” (p. 131). Students face many adjustment issues like loneliness, homesickness culture shock, lack of English proficiency and lack of participation

131). So if the universities start seeking the issues that the students face, they will know the solutions for the adjustment problems, and this will lead to academic achievement, good reputation, more incomes for the universities since it helps her students to overcome the adaptation issues and their other problems. As stated in the article, the solutions are some programs and support courses, tutoring, events to meet new people, learning communication, gender, country of origin, year in school and motivation may help the students to adopt. Further, instructors and professors have a part to help the international students to adjust and that’s by writing key terms and main points on the board, use examples that could be understood by all students, give more attention to the weak students and assist them, help the students to adjust to group work, avoid using slangs and idioms so the students can understand the

These issues are a responsibility for the universities and the students. What is more, university life is a critical period for the students in their higher education. However, this period is full of obstacles and challenges that may affect the students adjustment academically and socially in their new life. As well, these issues affect on the academic achievement for students especially International students since it is entirely different culture than their home country. One of the first adjustment problems and the most important one is English language proficiency, improving the English language by studying hard, motivation, adopt with group work, and ask the teacher for help when something is unclear will help the students to adjust. Also, the university can help its international students to improve their language by supporting them and provide excellent instructors, awareness programs about university life, counseling and advising programs. These strategies let the student communicate and involve more with the domestic student, residents, and the new community. For example, students with higher TOFEL scores looked more adjusted unlike those with lower scores Socially, the students need to make friendships with native students to get out of their circle, their people and know more new people and get the confident to express their feelings and