Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2018Publisher:STAR Scholars NetworkJournal:Journal of International Students, volume 8, pages 1,256-1,263 (issn: 2162-3104, eissn: 2166-3750,

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Authors: Erin Knoche Laverick;

doi: 10.32674/jis.v8i2.145 , 10.5281/zenodo.1250424 , 10.5281/zenodo.1250425

Building a Community of Learners In and Outside the Classroom

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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.

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