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Creation Date
2022
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Sara Incera
Mentor Department
Psychology
Abstract
English as a Second Language (ESL) students are a growing population in U.S. universities. Previous research has been conducted on general students’ satisfaction as well as ESL students’ academic success. However, not many studies have investigated ESL university students’ academic satisfaction. The present study measured four factors that could affect academic satisfaction in ESL students: English proficiency, cultural inclusion, connectedness to school, and faculty relationships. A survey containing measures for all of these variables was distributed to ESL students at Eastern Kentucky University. The variables Cultural Inclusion and Connectedness were strongly and positively correlated with ESL student Academic Satisfaction, while Faculty Relationships were moderately and positively correlated with Academic Satisfaction. However, English Proficiency seemed to have no effect on Academic Satisfaction. The results from this study can be used to directly benefit ESL students by creating teaching resources and providing training to faculty and tutors across campus.
Keywords: ESL, academic satisfaction, university, English proficiency, cultural inclusion, connectedness, faculty relationships
