A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION by Yang Zou A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfilments Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education or Doctor of Philosophy Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA 2020 APPROVED BY: Name and degree, Committee Chair Name and degree, Committee Member Name and degree, Committee Member ABSTRACT Bilingual education enables international students with limited English proficiency to develop essential cognitive skills, such as problem-solving, logical explanations, and critical thinking. Learners get the opportunity to express and efficiently convey their thoughts with vocabulary one to tend to possess in each language. The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe the experiences