International Students' Challenges, Strategies and Future Vision

Anas Hajar is a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. His research interests include language learning strategies from sociocultural perspectives, L2 motivation and identity and higher education.

• Foreword by Jane JacksonChapter 1. IntroductionPART I: Theoretical ConsiderationsChapter 2. Has Language Learning Strategy Research Come to an End?Chapter 3. Towards a Socio-Dynamic Perspective on Language Learning Strategy ResearchPART II: Language Learning Strategy Research in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) ContextChapter 4. Impact of Household Members on EFL Students’ Strategic Language Learning and Future VisionChapter 5: Impacts of Mainstream Schooling and ‘Shadow Education’ on EFL Students’ Strategic Language Learning and DevelopmentPART III: Learning Strategy Research in a Study Abroad ContextChapter 6. Social Interaction, Strategy Use and Future Vision on Pre-Sessional English ProgrammesChapter 7. Social Connectedness, Learning Strategy Use and Future Vision during Masters ProgrammesChapter 8. The Challenges of Writing a Masters Dissertation, Learning Strategy Use and Future Vision: Perspectives of International StudentsEpilogue by Carol Griffiths

The highly engaging narratives of international students' language learning efforts in this book help us appreciate how these students strategically maneuvered themselves in complex, shifting contexts to pursue what they desired to have. It is sure to inspire language learning strategy researchers with its rich insights for further research.