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Success factors for international postgraduate students' adjustment: exploring the roles of intercultural competence, language proficiency, social contact and social support

Tony J. Young School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter G. Sercombe School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Itesh Sachdev School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK
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Rola Naeb School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Alina Schartner School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Pages 151-171 | Received 03 Aug 2012, Accepted 22 Oct 2012, Published online: 21 Dec 2012

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