Trans-bordering cultural capital: International students' acquisition of TL-mediated socializing opportunities

在英语国家学习的国际学生人数在全球/世界范围内继续增加。然而，许多研究表明，即使学习者生活在东道国，这种机会也不会自动给予。我调查了居住在美国的国际学生如何获得在自然主义背景下与当地学生/人进行目标语(TL)中介社交的机会。我通过非正式访谈和参与式观察，纵向收集了一些国际学生/ESL说话者的定性数据。主要结果表明，本研究分析的留学生在不同类型的社交空间中获得了以目的语为中介的社交机会，在这种社交空间中，他们的各种技能/知识被确认为跨国界的文化资本。

The number of international students studying in English-speaking countries continues to increase globally / world-wide. However, many studies reveal that such opportunities are not automatically given even if learners are living in the host country. I investigated how international students living in the U.S. acquire opportunities of target language (TL)-mediated socialization with local students / people in naturalistic contexts. I longitudinally collected qualitative data from several international students / ESL speakers by informal interview and participatory observation. The main results show that the international students analyzed in this study secured opportunities of TL-mediated socialization with local students / people in different types of social space called affinity space where their various skills / knowledge is validated as trans-bordering cultural capital.