Posted: June 11th, 2015

How the international students build the friendship networks to adjust the UK environment

Topic：

How the international students （focus on chinese students who are pre-sessional students (INTO)） build the friendship networks to adjust the UK environment.

Firstly，write the literature，through reading the articles.

Kashima & Loh (2006) International Students Acculturation

http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?cites=10383614956113154156&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=0,5&hl=en

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147176710000799

Berry

http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=john+berry+acculturation&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5

Ward

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014717671200020X

–          Read as much as possible about friendship networks and international students

–          Check terms such as ‘acculturation’. John Berry, Colleen Ward (Beyond Berry’s Boxes)

Step 1: Read as much as possible

Step 2: Find a ‘gap in the literature’. Perhaps friendship networks for pre-sessional students (INTO)

Step 3: Think about questionnaires. Check typical ‘demographics’ for your questionnaire. AND think about areas to ask questions about.