The current study details changes in first-year international undergraduate students’ perceived knowledge of, confidence in, and usefulness of intercultural skills in specific US university contexts after completing a semester-long academic and cultural transition course at a mid-sized private university. Results revealed significant increases in participants’ (n= 42) perceived intercultural competence, perspective shifting, suspending judgment, self-advocacy, and interacting in class with students of other cultures; participants also reported significantly higher campus belonging and social support than a comparison group of students at the university who were not enrolled in the course (n = 32). These findings provide initial evidence for the potential of transition courses to increase intercultural skills and campus belonging for first-year undergraduate international students attending US universities.

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国际学生学术和文化过渡课程：效能和社会情绪结果

目前的研究详细说明了在中型私立大学完成为期一学期的学术和文化过渡课程后，一年级国际本科生对特定美国大学环境中跨文化技能的认知知识、信心和实用性的变化。结果显示，参与者（n=42）感知到的跨文化能力、视角转换、暂缓判断、自我倡导以及在课堂上与其他文化的学生互动都有显着提高；参与者还报告说，与未参加该课程的大学比较组学生 (n = 32) 相比，校园归属感和社会支持明显更高。