The Lowering Ages of Students Who Study Abroad

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The Lowering Ages of Students Who Study Abroad With the development of economy of China, the tendency for students to study abroad increases every year. According to a report of the Institute of International Education, there are 229,300 Chinese students who chose to study abroad in 2010. That data means people who went to study abroad exceed 30 percentages than the previous year. (Lin 1) A statistics showed Chinese spent 10 billion CNY, which equals about 1.5 billion dollars on study abroad every year. What makes people curious is that students who study as high school students or undergraduate students occupied a huge part. This phenomenon is totally different from ten years ago. Before that time, most of students who study abroad pursued graduate degree, PHD or higher degree. Few students had high school or college overseas. These years, the trend toward younger age of study abroad is more and more popular. Especially in Beijing and Shanghai, parents want their children to study abroad as young as possible. The competitive environment in China, the economic conditions of people, the new thoughts of parents, and the more convenient information are the main causes of the lowering ages of Chinese students who study abroad. The first reason we take into consideration is the keener competitive environment in China. In recent years, kids in kindergarten was asked to learn English, play an instrument, and study Olympic Mathematics, because if they do not study hard, they will lose the chance to compete with other kids. The long term result is kids are exhausted and parents are doubtful about the Chinese education. Although the admission rate of university is increasing year by year, key universities and colleges are only available ... ... middle of paper ... ... Works cited Lin,Vivian,” Chinese Students Pour into the United States”, US-China Today.18 Nov. 2010.Web.4 Apr. 2011 Rong,Xuelan, and Tianjian Shi, “Inequality in Chinese Education”, Journal of Contemporary China (2001), 10(26), 107–124.Web Zhu,Zi, “What is behind the lowering ages of students who study abroad?”,China.org.cn.19 Jan. 2011.Web.4 Apr.2011 Yang,Ying and Lihong Zhang, ”Escape”. Zhejiang Daily.14 Dec. 2010,Web. Sánchez, Carol M., Fornerino, Marianela and Zhang, Mengxia “Motivations and the Intent to Study Abroad Among U.S., French, and Chinese Students”, Journal of Teaching in International Business(2006), 18: 1, 27 — 52 Ding,Qun and Yongbin You” Analysis of Low-age Trend in Study Abroad”, Journal of nanchang institure of aeronautical technology(2007), 9(1),52-6 4.Web

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