Abstract

As an international doctoral student, the author uses a poetic analysis to illustrate the academic experiences that she and five other international doctoral students have encountered at a university in the U.S., implying how society racializes international doctoral students through society’s concept of a second language and the students’ physical appearance. This study explains how this racialization in society has affected the self-consciousness and confidence of these international doctoral students when they consider their academic abilities. This study hopes to, first, raise international doctoral students’ confidence in their academic abilities and society’s awareness of the aforementioned racialization; second, this study could illuminate higher education’s recognition of what academic challenges international doctoral students face. This poetic analysis could be of interest to graduate students, scholars, or stakeholders in the international, second language, and higher education who are dedicated to anti-racist teaching and the wellness of international graduate students in the U.S.

摘要

作为一名国际博士生，作者用诗意的分析来说明她和另外五名国际博士生在美国一所大学所遇到的学术经历，暗示社会如何通过社会的第二语言概念和社会对国际博士生的种族化。学生的外貌。这项研究解释了这种社会种族化如何影响这些国际博士生在考虑其学术能力时的自我意识和信心。本研究希望，首先，提高国际博士生对自身学术能力的信心和社会对上述种族化的认识；其次，这项研究可以阐明高等教育对国际博士生面临的学术挑战的认识。