Resumen de International Students' Perceptions of the Orientation Process

Elizabeth Margarita Hernández López

• Although international programs are largely promoted every day at different institutions all over the world, little literature can be found in regards to the opinions and perceptions of the students involved in this international experience. Having to live and study in environments dissimilar to the ones they are used to, could result in academic and personal failure. For this reason, it is believed that the orientation international students receive prior to and during their first two weeks of stay in the new culture are fundamental for their successful adaptation. This paper puts forth the perceptions a group if international students had in regards to the orientation received on behalf of the host university. Moreover, alternative means of support based on the students' opinions are suggested