Special Series – First-Year Seminars | Episode 5

In the fifth episode of our special series on first-year seminars, Sara Chilton synthesizes research on how international students are influenced by first-year seminars.

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Show Credits

Episode Host

Sara Chilton is Assistant Director of Student Conduct at Elon University and enrolled in Elon’s Master of Arts in Higher Education (MHE) program.

Production and Art Credits

Nolan Schultheis edited the episode and created the show art.

Music (“Bali”) by AudioCoffee: www.audiocoffee.net.

The series is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

Scholarship Referenced in this Episode

Andrade, Maureen S. 2009. “The Value of a First-Year Seminar: International Students’   Insights in Retrospect.” Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 10 (4): 483-506. https://doi.org/10.2190/CS.10.4.e.

Krsmanovic, Masha. 2021. “Best Practices for Developing and Teaching First-Year Seminars to International Students.” Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 32 (3): 193–219.

Senyshyn, Roxanna M. 2019. “A First-Year Seminar Course that Supports the Transition of International Students to Higher Education and Fosters the Development of Intercultural Communication Competence.” Journal of Intercultural Communication Research 48 (2), 150–170. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2019.1575892.

Yan, Zi, and Patricia Sendall. 2016. “First Year Experience: How We Can Better Assist First-Year International Students in Higher Education.” Journal of International Students 6 (1): 35–51. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v6i1.395.