A phenomenological study revealed three distinct but interrelated transition types experienced by Chinese Undergraduate students at American colleges.
Category: Intercultural Competence
Diploma And Diplomacy: The Cross-Cultural Friendship Opportunities with Chinese International Students
The research, conducted by Celia Liu, performed an investigation on the cross-cultural social interactions among two groups of students: the Chinese international students and the U.S. domestic students.
12 Strategies for Building a Capacity for International Graduate Student Career Success
Growing or sustaining international student enrollment requires enhancing the student experience and supporting their success, according to the recent article titled “12 Strategies for Building a Capacity for International Graduate Student Career Success.” The article co-authored by Rahul Choudaha and Di Hu was published in the Spring 2017 issue of NAGAP Perspectives.
International Students: Are you Dreading Class Participation?
Many international students dread or even fear class participation. Here is a five-step approach by Di Hu from an intercultural perspective.
AIEA 2017: Intercultural strategies for enhancing campus inclusion and student success
At the 2017 annual AIEA conference in Washington, DC, Di Hu, co-founder of interEDGE, will chair a session entitled “Intercultural Strategies for Enhancing Campus Inclusion and Student Success” on February 22nd.
Chinese Students in the US B-schools: 4Cs to Overcome Cross-cultural Barriers
The commonly known challenges for Chinese students include social barriers, campus integration, and career development. To battle these three challenges, intercultural competence stands as one key solution.
Networking in the American Culture: It’s Less About Who You Know…
International students are advised to attend networking events, request informational interviews, and to connect with alumni and many others. However, these networking approaches are not working as magically as we had hoped. What is the problem?
Six Steps to Success for International Students: Starting with Strengths and Opportunities
Here is the summary of the recent book “From Departing to Achieving: Keys to Success for International Students in U.S. Colleges and Universities” by Ye He, Bryant L. Hutson, Michael J. Elliott and Jennifer L. Bloom. The book provides a strengths-based approach for international students to achieve their goals.
Navigate the Cross-cultural Map: Feedback
The ways people provide feedback differ in various cultures. Two simple and spot-on tips can help you accurately understand the feedback from your American manager and successfully solicit the constructive criticism.
Navigate the Cross-cultural Map: Communication
The articles applies the first models from “the Culture Map” to highlight a few cross-culture communication mistakes and make recommendations to international students on how to improve their communication skills.
What do Kung Fu Panda 3 and Stanford Research have in Common?
International students must develop the mindset for success. The article introduces a few tips: remind yourself of your past achievements; reflect on your mistakes; watch out your saboteur voices; break your vision into small actionable steps; celebrate your small milestones; and hire a coach.
International students: How culture influences negotiation skills and career outcomes?
Should international students negotiate salary? How the ineffective negotiation skills persists as they become new employees in a different culture?
Breaking the “Funnel Effect” in International Student Job Search
Given the constraints of limited career support, the outcome is that career options for many international students are pigeon-holed as typical IT, quantitative or research roles. It takes planning and effort to break the “funnel effect” in your job search and align it to your career path.
Matching Skill Gaps: an Opportunity for International Students
Matching skill gaps requires intentional training, practice, guidance, and mentorship. Be aware of the embedded cross-cultural barriers in the learning process.
Cultural Intelligence: a must-have trait for future leaders
While focusing on academic studies is expected of international students, it is equally important that they sharpen their intercultural competence. Cultural intelligence can be acquired most effectively through experiential learning.
