With the increasing mobility of international students to UK universities, the appropriate facilitation of their transition remains a critical issue in terms of higher education practice and research. Much existing research and practice is characterised by assimilationist approaches to transition where international students are seen to ‘adapt to’ and ‘fit in’ seemingly uniform host environments. This study however draws on the concept of ‘academic hospitality’ (Bennett, 2000; Phipps & Barnett, 2007) to develop a more nuanced stance which emphasises reciprocity between academic ‘hosts’ and ‘guests’. The findings presented here emerge from semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of international students who spent their first year abroad at a well-established UK university. Elaborating on different experiences and forms of academic hospitality (material, virtual, epistemological, linguistic and touristic), the paper contributes to a refined theorisation of international student transition. It also offers valuable insights for academic practitioners and policy makers who seek sensible approaches to internationalisation.

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国际学生向英国高等教育的过渡——重新审视学术款待的概念和实践

随着国际学生向英国大学的流动性增加，适当促进他们的过渡仍然是高等教育实践和研究的关键问题。许多现有的研究和实践的特点是同化过渡方法，国际学生被视为“适应”和“适应”看似统一的寄宿环境。然而，这项研究利用了“学术热情”的概念（Bennett，2000；Phipps & Barnett，2007）来制定一种更加微妙的立场，强调学术“主人”和“客人”之间的互惠。此处呈现的调查结果来自对多元化的国际学生群体的半结构化访谈，这些学生在国外的第一年就读于一所成熟的英国大学。该论文详细阐述了学术款待的不同经验和形式（材料、虚拟、认识论、语言和旅游），有助于完善国际学生过渡理论。它还为寻求明智的国际化方法的学术从业者和政策制定者提供了宝贵的见解。