2017
DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2017.1314651
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International students’ accented English—Communication difficulties and developed strategies

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“…This case together with the difficulties associated with the perception of Cyrillic and Latin spelling, creates a rich material for analysis. In this research the authors identified problems, emphasized by many scientists [44,45,66,67], associated with the material culture of multilingualism. The ability to focus on many factors linked into a single unit allows us to build the adaptation system for Chinese students.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This case together with the difficulties associated with the perception of Cyrillic and Latin spelling, creates a rich material for analysis. In this research the authors identified problems, emphasized by many scientists [44,45,66,67], associated with the material culture of multilingualism. The ability to focus on many factors linked into a single unit allows us to build the adaptation system for Chinese students.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An overwhelming majority of international students struggle with understanding the English language, which is further made difficult due to the high pace at which it is spoken and the unfamiliar accents. Park et al (2017) argued that a lack of adequate language proficiency for communication negatively affects the academic success of international students. Similarly, Yeh and Inose (2003) argued that a limited language proficiency could impact the social connectedness of international students and negatively impact their psychological well-being.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Communication, or miscommunication, remains a big problem for international students due to language and accent difficulties. Meanwhile Park et al (2017) argued that a lack of adequate language proficiency for communication negatively affects the academic success of international students.…”
Section: Impaired Communicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Accent is an aspect of pronunciation indicating the speaker's individual and social identities Cheung and Sung [9], and Park et al [10]argue that non-native accent is considered the main cause of miscommunication, reducing the intelligibility of what L2 students say. Accent appear to trigger a sense of inferiority, marginalisation, non-acceptance, and exclusion among Chinese students, hindering their participation and engagement in academic contexts [10][11][12]. Many students report that they would like to purify their accents, as they link it with an image of competent learners and perceive it as a precondition for enhancing engagement [12].…”
Section: Accentmentioning
confidence: 99%