Language Proficiency and Academic Integration: Analyzing the Needs of University of Debrecen Staff
This study aims to examine the language challenges faced by local and international university staff at the University of Debrecen. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, a questionnaire was distributed to local colleagues to gather insights into their language-related experiences, while interviews wer...
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Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence
2024-12-01
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| description | This study aims to examine the language challenges faced by local and international university staff at the University of Debrecen. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, a questionnaire was distributed to local colleagues to gather insights into their language-related experiences, while interviews were conducted with international colleagues to capture their unique perspectives. The findings reveal a significant demand for language courses among the university's employees. Notably, international colleagues who had access to Hungarian language courses, especially those offered by their respective faculties, demonstrated better language proficiency and overall performance. These results emphasize the critical need for comprehensive language support programs to improve the academic and professional integration of both local and international staff. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9171c5de560c4341a16a6bfbb7b00ce12025-02-03T05:47:13ZengRomanian Foundation for Business IntelligenceCross-Cultural Management Journal2286-04522024-12-01XXVI220721410.70147/c26203210Language Proficiency and Academic Integration: Analyzing the Needs of University of Debrecen StaffEdina VÁRNAGY0Doctoral School of Management and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HungaryThis study aims to examine the language challenges faced by local and international university staff at the University of Debrecen. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, a questionnaire was distributed to local colleagues to gather insights into their language-related experiences, while interviews were conducted with international colleagues to capture their unique perspectives. The findings reveal a significant demand for language courses among the university's employees. Notably, international colleagues who had access to Hungarian language courses, especially those offered by their respective faculties, demonstrated better language proficiency and overall performance. These results emphasize the critical need for comprehensive language support programs to improve the academic and professional integration of both local and international staff.http://seaopenresearch.eu/Journals/articles/CMJ2024_I2_8.pdfacademic carrierlanguage managementlanguage barrierslanguage proficiencynon-native academics |
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| title | Language Proficiency and Academic Integration: Analyzing the Needs of University of Debrecen Staff |
| title_full | Language Proficiency and Academic Integration: Analyzing the Needs of University of Debrecen Staff |
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| title_short | Language Proficiency and Academic Integration: Analyzing the Needs of University of Debrecen Staff |
| title_sort | language proficiency and academic integration analyzing the needs of university of debrecen staff |
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