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A Study of Chinese Students’ Perceptions of American Culture and Their English Language Acquisition

Yue, Junliang
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0563-6169
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460627328

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2016, Master of Arts in Education, University of Akron, Educational Foundations-Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education.
Chinese students is the largest international student group in US. Those students are expected to acquire fluent English skills during their study in the US. The reality is the always true. There are several reasons behind this result and culture is one of the important factors impact their English language acquisition. In this study, the author used a qualitative research method and interviewed four Chinese international students about their perceptions of American and their English language acquisition. The researcher found that the participants’ improvements of English language proficiency appeared to be correlated with their degree of acculturation to the American culture. The deeper they adapted to the American culture, a higher level of English language proficiency they could achieve.
Huey-Li Li, Dr. (Advisor)
Francis Broadway, Dr. (Committee Member)
Renee Mudrey-Camino, Dr. (Committee Member)
94 p.
Education Philosophy; Educational Leadership; English As A Second Language
Chinese students, English language learning, Culture

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  • Yue, J. (2016). A Study of Chinese Students’ Perceptions of American Culture and Their English Language Acquisition [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460627328

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yue, Junliang. A Study of Chinese Students’ Perceptions of American Culture and Their English Language Acquisition. 2016. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460627328.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yue, Junliang. "A Study of Chinese Students’ Perceptions of American Culture and Their English Language Acquisition." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460627328

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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