updraftplus domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home2/wrdblogo/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114 For the last four years, WRD Assistant Professor Jason Schneider <\/a>has been conducting a longitudinal study that follows a cohort of international students through their journeys and academic careers at DePaul University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lasting from 2015\u20132019, this longitudinal study \u201cemploys a qualitative case study approach to explore international college students\u2019 experiences as learners, and particularly as student writers\u201d (description from Schneider’s professional portfolio<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of the nine original participants, four international students remained as a part of this study for the full four years. Working with these students has included interviews conducted each quarter at DePaul, accompanied by collecting examples of their class writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI spent four years interviewing some students as they went through college at DePaul [University]. When I started, I was just trying to figure out how they developed as writers, but as I had interviews with them and got to know them better, I was also learning more about their experiences as students, as international students.\u201c<\/em> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Schneider shared that he has \u201calways been interested in working with students from other places\u201d following his four years teaching abroad at the International House Language School <\/a>in Krakow, Poland and his continued work with language learners domestically. His motivation to conduct this study stemmed both in this personal interest, but also the continued need for prepared faculty who will be working with these students. With over 1.09 million international students currently studying in the U.S., Schneider\u2019s research aims to support both those students as well as the faculty who support them. (data pulled from Open Door\u2019s 2017-2018 data on International Student Enrollment<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n