Composing process: First, we took direct quotes from participants’ transcripts and distilled them into shorter sentences to provide a...

Recording Transcript Selina: It was extremely difficult to communicate with people in English. And everything seemed so frustrating after...

Recording Transcript Kevin: I was so excited when I first arrived here, drowning in the beautiful landscape of Canada. I felt so lucky to...

Recording Transcript Kandy: I got very nervous and anxious when talking to professors and other students. Because I knew I was supposed...

Recording Transcript Kevin: When I was back in China, I was a very social person, making friends wherever I went. But in Canada I was...

Recording Transcript Kandy: When you are home surrounded by your family, you feel like you have someone to fall back on. When you are all...

Recording Transcript Amanda: I originally thought that my spoken English would improve really quickly after I came as I imagined that I...

Recording Transcript Lisa: I hope, with efforts, I will be able to communicate with people confidently in Canada one day, becoming...