Study Abroad
Studying abroad is an act whereby students move to different countries other than their own to pursue education opportunities. Education of this form can be primary, secondary or tertiary levels. Education has taken tremendous leaps over the years. It has experienced significant changes and advancements. Because of these changes, many people are increasingly becoming educated. Education has also reached the far corners of the world and more people are attaining it. In the present day, countries strive to become more and more developed. For this reason there is an increasing need for better education. Societies with advanced education systems and many educated people attain growth and development rapidly. For this reason, people seek education in foreign countries. Studying abroad has increasingly become a trend in the present day as people seek better education. The number of people studying abroad is higher than any other time in the past (Tham 656). Some people, however, prefer to study in their home countries instead of studying abroad. With that, the act has become an issue of discussion and this paper seeks to broadly look into the topic of studying abroad.
The idea behind studying abroad is that the academic disciplines and subjects that people seek to pursue abroad are advanced in the foreign developed countries. Studying abroad provides a broader view on a discipline. Countries have different practices in different fields. This translates to different ways of teaching on a subject. Exposure to foreign teaching increases one’s knowledge in a discipline and also expands one’s outlook and understanding of a subject. For instance, it is perceived that education in developed countries such as America and Britain ...
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I-Chieh Chen (2015) in The study The Scale for the Loneliness of College Students in Taiwan (http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jedp/article/download/46795/25238) stated that Loneliness was initially studied by Sullivan (1953) (A Peplau, D Perlman, LA Peplau… - Loneliness: A …, 1982 - peplaulab.ucla.edu) who proposed that loneliness was an unpleasant and intense experience related to unsatisfied requirements for intimacy (http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jedp/article/download/46795/25238). Sullivan’s research was all but neglected in his time. This neglect lasted until 1973, when Weiss, an American scholar who was an adherent of Bowlby’s attachment theory, published an article entitled “Loneliness: the experience of emotional and social isolation” (RS Weiss - 1973 - psycnet.apa.org).
Every year, more and more International students are coming to the U.S. for pursuing higher education. According to the Open Doors report published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the number of intern...
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For example, by studying outside your country, you will encounter a fresh out of the amazing new nation with fantastic new standpoints, traditions and exercises. The advantages of concentrate abroad incorporate the chance to see new landscapes, characteristic miracles, galleries and historic points of your host country. Another reason you should seriously mull over concentrate abroad is for the opportunity to encounter distinctive styles of training. According to Internationalstudents.com, which stated that, you will see that totally drenching yourself in the instruction arrangement of your host nation is an awesome approach to truly involvement and comprehend the general population, its conventions, and its way of life. (10 benefits of studying abroad, nd) living outside will help you improve your host language skills while you communicate with others in that language most of your time. When you complete your review abroad program and return home, you will come back with another point of view on culture, dialect aptitudes, an extraordinary training, and an eagerness to learn. Obviously, these are extremely appealing to future businesses. In addition, there is nothing very like being all alone in a remote nation. You may observe that concentrate abroad truly draws out your free nature. Understudies who concentrate abroad get to be wayfarers of their new country and truly find the interest and energy that they harbor. Concentrate abroad might be a standout amongst the most valuable encounters for an understudy. By concentrate abroad, understudies have the chance to think about in a remote country and take in the charm and culture of another land. (Internationalstudents.com,
Studying abroad is a dream for many people especially, who live in a country that has lacks education. It is possible that a dream realized for those who they want. However, it has many consequences, causing lack of livelihood to adapt to the different languages and cultures. Eva Hoffman, author of “Lost in Translation” wrote about her experience when she moved from Poland to Canada as a teenager. She felt as a “felt persona” when she merged with Canadians with different culture and language. Also, she felt as a woman who has two different figures, causing a lack of acclimatization. My own experience is similar Hoffman’s experience but, the most different thing that made me a little comfortable is trying to convince myself that
Studying abroad will ignite my independence, confidence and excitement for life. For ten weeks I will be attending the University of London. I will enroll to take fifteen credits. I chose this program because I wish to compare British college quarters compared to my own college’s quarters. It is my hope that I can start to recognize and respect cultural differences.
The credit that I would fulfill doing this abroad program, an advanced Western Tradition, fits perfectly in my schedule and will help me be one step closer to my early graduation. Most obviously, studying abroad will also benefit my education by giving me a wider-range of knowledge. I will get the chance to talk to numerous people of different backgrounds, hearing what they have done in their life and how they got where they are.
I learned more than I had anticipated was possible and can easily conclude that studying abroad is one of the quickest, most memorable, and most enjoyable ways of broadening one's education. Furthermore, it teaches lessons that are not possible to learn at home.
In addition to spending more on the actual education and university fees, the international students also have to spend on boarding and food. Finding a place to stay that is conveniently near to the university and other places of interaction, is affordable, accepts immigrants, and suits the basic requirements - is hard, sometimes impossible. A compromise on at least one criterion of the above is required to sustain in the new country.
It is no secret that in recent years, the United States education system has been drastically compared to other leading countries such as China, Russia, and Europe. According to the USA Study Abroad program through the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State, studying abroad gives you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in the 21st century. (“Why Study Abroad?”, USA Study Abroad, 2016)
International students face many different challenges when studying abroad. This is due to many factors. First they are living in a country very far away from their own. The country they are studying in also has a very different way of life than theirs. Also the laws in foreign country are much different than the laws in their own country. Due to that they face a lot of problems trying to adapt to this new culture. Me personally as an international student in the US studying in ASU have faced three particularly difficult challenges that I was able to overcome through time. In this essay I will explain how international students can overcome tough challenges and situations.
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Have you ever thought about studying abroad? No, not just for a few months for your work-experience, but a whole year (or longer) as a transfer-student. Of course, you don’t make such a decision from one minute to the next. It needs to be thought over well. Going to college is a big change in your life because it usually means living on your own for the first time, but as a foreign student it is even a bigger change because you are on your own in another country. This is often the greatest concern for students to go abroad: to leave everything behind. They have trouble leaving their family and the familiar environment. They think this price is just too high. But if they only knew how rich they will be when they come back.
Studying abroad can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a college’s students career. For many colleges, having their students can mean an increase in tuition, higher application rates, and overall better reviews by their students. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, by Scott Olsen, “The Wall Street Journal reported last month that several small colleges are requiring students to pay full tuition even if the programs cost less, setting caps on the amount of financial aid sent abroad, and limiting how many students can participate”(5). Also, Olsen tells us “In the 2003-2004 school year, 7,208 students from Indiana universities went on study-abroad programs, according to the most recent statistics available from the Institute
In recent years, a growing number of parents may send their children to study abroad. The university of Cambridge had nearly 1,000 Chinese students, who study in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, sciences, mathematics, international relations, economics and finance, and administration (BBC news, 2011). These parents believe that their children may become more autonomous, because their children have to look after themselves and manage their finance (Topuniversities, 2014). However, there are some difficulties, such as foreign language problems, teaching methodologies, exam and social network need to be faced, when they study abroad for the first time. This essay will discuss these challenges and then give suggestions for