Download or read book ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE ESL PROGRAM AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major function of education is to prepare youth to be successful. Each country has its own unique educational system, and individuals leaving their own country to study expect to acquire a quality education in another country. United States college programs, including exchange student programs, attract students from aboard who want to pursue their bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree. However, these students come from countries around the world where the use of the English language might be limited. Providing effective language programs to support international students whose native language is not English has become an important concern in the international educational exchange process. This study adds to the understanding of the ESL students perceptions of ESL programs offered by the universities in the United States. More specifically, the overall objective of this study was to analyze ESL students learning experiences and their perceptions of ESL program at Mississippi State University. The results of this study suggest that (a) female students were more satisfied with the ESL program than male students, (b) age was not significantly and meaningfully associated with participants perceptions of the ESL program, (c) there was a moderate association between the ESL students perceptions of the ESL program and their experiences in using English as a second language, and (d) female students were more satisfied in using technology for learning English as a second language than male students.