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The article “International Students at English-Speaking Universities” by Maureen Snow Andrade, explains that students who study abroad face many problems at their universities and in their new environment, which can impede their adaptation when trying to adapt academically and socially. According to the author of the article, universities should provide good strategies, support and services to international students to help them and enable them to adapt easily and quickly. Universities need to do comprehensive research to know and define adjustment problems so that appropriate solutions can be found. Universities and colleges are the academic environments for students, whether they are local or international students. The professor should support international students, plan intercultural learning with students in the class, motivate them to get rid of their shyness, and provide good skills or adequate skills. programs to practice the language. Universities also have a duty to help international students by providing professional mentorship, helpful and valuable professors, and support programs. But international students also have social issues, which can be a great help to their success. Universities need to understand social issues to help international students overcome social issues. To be successful in academic life you need to be successful in social life too, but if we look at international students who have moved to a different culture, different environment or distinct people, there will be some issues that can impede their academic success , especially when they feel lonely and homesick. They need to make friends to make up for missed friends and their beloved family. There are some effective and supportive ways to help international students socially and academically, such as orientation, class diversity and most issues affecting students and some of them need intervention from universities. In my opinion, the responsibility should be on the student and the university for completion. Universities should take care of some issues such as culture, learning styles and study habits. Universities should explain the country's culture, their learning strategies and their rules. Learning strategies and some systems may be new and strange to some international students, but the university can help them by doing orientation as Andrade (2006) mentioned in the article, “outlines ideas for web-based orientation.” (Andrade, 142) In addition to orientation, there is homestay and different classrooms, which can be perfect ways to motivate international students socially and academically As I read in the article “International Students in Canada Consider Helpful orientation, homestay and diverse classrooms to social adaptation and English development” (Andrade, 142). International students must work hard and use the services or programs as much as possible to acquire the language and gain confidence as it is their biggest goal success in academic life and it is the reason for moving abroad, it is their job to improve their English skills such as listening, speaking, writing