Chasing Encounters

Phoebe Kang came to our Chasing Encounters studios to help us uncover how English as the language of “respect, status, power, and reputation” has become a cultural capital in non-English speaking countries, but when it comes to Canada, the ESL industry is relegated to the margins and lacks regulation - somehow ESL is perceived as not real education. When she decided to come to Canada and extend her professional endeavors, she encountered cultural, professional and economic stumbling blocks which made her question what is considered to be a good and decent job. Phoebe discusses her future research about the lack of internationalization strategies regarding international students’ equity issues what it is meant by student success for policy leadership initiatives. She argues that international students face challenges to enter higher education as international students in Canadian higher education as they bring invaluable experience to local students. * Bio Phoebe Kang is an experienced academic coordinator w