Higher education in Malaysia is becoming more important and aim to be the regional education hub. * According to Koh (2003) stated that the Malaysian tertiary education has to be relevant and competitive in order to attract more students locally and international. * In its effort to become the regional education hub, Malaysia must look at the country that has long made education its national industry-United Kingdom. Its variety and availability combined with its quality of education has made it attractive to potential students worldwide. (Mohd Taib, Nik Rahila, Sharimllah, Anisah & Mohd Shamsuri, 2009)
Literature Review
Review each article in terms of :
i) Title of paper/author of the paper
Title: A Study on Factors that Influence Choice of Malaysian Institution of Higher Learning for International Graduate Students
Authors: Mohd Taib Hj. Dora, Nik Rahila Dato’ Wan Ibrahim, Sharimllah Devi Ramachandran, Anisah Kasim & Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad
Mohd Taib, Nik Rahila, Sharimllah, Anisah & Mohd Shamsuri. (2009). A study on factors that influence choice of Malaysian institution of higher learning for international graduate students. Journal of Human Capital Development. ii) Objectives of the research
The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors that influence the choice of institution for international students that enrolled in selected Malaysian institutions of higher learning. iii) What is /are the main variables of study
I.V.
Culture, emotional support, location, environment quality, finance and acdemic quality
D.V.
The international students enrolled in selected Malaysian institutions iv) Main literature * Selvadurai (1991) claims that the first barrier encountered by international students is language. * Many researchers have found a direct correlation between language fluency and ease of adjustment, with students who are less fluent in English exhibiting more adjustment problems overall (Barratt