With the rapid expansion of English-medium courses/degree programs at Japanese universities over the past 15 years, a greater number of English-speaking international students from diverse backgrounds are being attracted. However, little research has been conducted to address the needs of this minority group, especially at the graduate level. Employing interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), this study explores on-campus satisfaction with life (SWL) of nine graduate international students studying primarily in the Englishmedium regarding the support model of their Japanese university. Four master themes of traditional support, student ideal support, challenges, and best practices are discussed. The results present effective Japanese university support strategies that can promote SWL of English-medium graduate international students.

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对日本一流大学英语系研究生国际学生校园体验的质性探索

随着过去 15 年日本大学英语授课课程/学位课程的迅速扩张，越来越多的来自不同背景的讲英语的国际学生正在被吸引。然而，很少有研究解决这个少数群体的需求，尤其是在研究生层面。本研究采用解释性现象学分析 (IPA)，探讨了 9 名主要以英语为媒介学习的国际研究生在日本大学的支持模式方面的校园生活满意度 (SWL)。讨论了传统支持、学生理想支持、挑战和最佳实践的四个主要主题。结果提出了有效的日本大学支持策略，可以促进英语中等研究生国际学生的 SWL。