Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom

Learning Communities (LCs) and First-Year Seminars (FYS) are common support systems for college students. This article explores the use of such systems with undergraduate international students in their first semester of study as a means to help them better acclimate to campus life and rigorous clas...

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Main Author: Erin Knoche Laverick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of International Students 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of International Students
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Online Access:https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/145
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spelling doaj-f47c73d457d84d4389a5f240572d4ad42020-11-25T03:40:05ZengJournal of International StudentsJournal of International Students2162-31042166-37502018-04-01821256126310.32674/jis.v8i2.145145Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the ClassroomErin Knoche Laverick0The University of Findlay, United StatesLearning Communities (LCs) and First-Year Seminars (FYS) are common support systems for college students. This article explores the use of such systems with undergraduate international students in their first semester of study as a means to help them better acclimate to campus life and rigorous classroom expectations.https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/145first-year seminarsinternational studentslearning communities
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Journal of International Students
first-year seminars
international students
learning communities
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title Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom
title_short Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom
title_full Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom
title_fullStr Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom
title_full_unstemmed Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom
title_sort building a community of learners in and outside the classroom
publisher Journal of International Students
series Journal of International Students
issn 2162-3104
2166-3750
publishDate 2018-04-01
description Learning Communities (LCs) and First-Year Seminars (FYS) are common support systems for college students. This article explores the use of such systems with undergraduate international students in their first semester of study as a means to help them better acclimate to campus life and rigorous classroom expectations.
topic first-year seminars
international students
learning communities
url https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/145
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