Becoming A World Class International Student

The need for higher education has prompted many students to seek further studies in international colleges outside their countries and Australia has become an academic hub for international students who mostly come from developing nations in Asia and Africa. The students, once they secure a place in this schools, they are subjected to a new environment which comes with different challenges. International students in Australia have become an integral part of the society both social and economical. However the students face a myriad of challenges before fully adopting to the new learning culture. In

How to be a successful student? Different people may have different understandings about the definition of 'successful student'. I personally believe a successful student must be good in all aspects. A student who does extreamly well in math or physics but cannot write, read and use his own language and pass the necessary examination then he is not successful, vice versa. Moreover, if a student can pass all the examination on all subjects with high marks but doesn't have a healthy body, then he or she cannot be called as successful. The reason is simple. We have to use the knowledge we learn at school in our work. If we cannot work due to a poor health then all of the high marks will become meanless.

Studying in abroad is one of the greatest social and academic challenges for international students as they have to adjust in new culture and live with completely new people. Studying abroad is a decision which should be considered carefully and you should take this decision about completely understanding the social and academic challenges that one could face in a new culture (Wendroff, 2016). When I took the decision of coming to the United States of America and to study in a completely different environment and culture, I knew that I would have to go through a lot of social and academic problems and challenges. which needs a lot of patience and understanding to adjust in new culture. In this paper, I will discuss my social and academic challenges and how anyone can going through those challenges and deal with them. Major challenges that will be under discussion in this research are: how can you understand the American culture? How can you become more independent in everyday life? How can you improve your speaking and listening ability?

I have learned that retaining global relationships are a unique, enlightening and a significant experience. In College, I have had the privilege to encounter with many international students. Consequently,

They contribute to the diversity and internationalization of their classrooms, campuses and communities. In this essay we will be looking into the academic, social and cultural challenges international students face when they study here in the US. Follow by why students from different regions (Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Australia etc.) adapt to US culture differently. Lastly I will look into why International students mostly associated with other international students instead of associating with American students.

“In 2006 to 2007, according to the data compiled by the Institute of International Education, 582,984 students from all over the world were enrolled in American colleges and universities in a wide range of fields” (Carter, Paragraph 2, 2008). The United States has the highest number of students who are coming to study abroad than any other countries. Each year, the number of international students coming to the United States to obtain degrees is increasing by thousands, and home countries of these students are primarily India, China and Korea, all located in the whole different continent. But what are the motives of students who are crossing the sea to study? Their goal of studying abroad is to experience diversity and to adapt attitudes

In 2011/12, there were 764,495 international students enrolled throughout the United States in Higher Education Institutions. Two years later, in 2013/14, the number of students had risen to 886,052, which was a 16% increase (Institute, 2014). With this rate of growth, American students and international students are communicating with more and more of those who may not come from the same social norms and cultural backgrounds. With limited or low intercultural competence, American students, can sometimes have a hard time with cultures other than their own. Be that as it may, American students and international students can make leaps and bounds, both personally and professionally in the future. Intercultural communication has many positive benefits, but only if American students are willing to improve the communication barrier that can hold them from their success.

Becoming an international student is exiting, but there are always a host of challenges which one has to overcome before and while settling in the new country. With regard to the academic environment, there are new assignments and new ways of grading; and before one get used to this, it always prove to be disorienting. The cultural change means that one has to get oriented to a way of life that is absolutely new. The professors, students, and the entire school community are new, and one just to relearn how to interact with the colleagues. In addition to the academic environment, there are other life issues. For instance, one has to find a place to live and a legitimate way of maintaining himself. I experienced challenges soon after coming to the United States of America, and these challenges are what have inspired the compilation of this report.

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 at has a very different way of life than theirs. Further more, the laws in that 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 at 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.

United State is becoming the destination of choice for international students. Every university, college and institution of higher studies has a lot of international students from all around the world. It is widely acknowledged that United State receives millions of students every year from all over the world. In 2013 to 2014, according to the date released recently by the institute of international education in cooperation with the State Department, international student studying in the United State was recorded at 886,052 which is almost twice the amount listed two decades ago. International students in the United State calculate for up to 4.2%. Just in Kansas, international student record for about 6% of all college and university. The number of international student at State Universities is go up as a high as nearly about 12 %; which is double the percent in the Kansas. According to the same data WSU at this years get the highest number of international student in the school history, which is about 1,900 students from 105 countries.

What is a global student? Unlike most people’s thoughts of global students, which is that they are a foreign exchange student, a global student is much more. A global student is a student who not only seeks to and learns only about their home country, but about the world. They are students who are successful, responsible, and not only citizens of their country, but citizens of the world (Standish, 2014, p.166). This leads to the question how does one teach students to be global students? It does not mean to just teach students each country’s government and call it a day, it means to have global education. What is global education? In a sense global education is education that breaks up the traditional sense of teaching students their nation’s culture and what they believe should be knowledge. Global education is just an alternate way to teach students about the world and

Hey Everyone! Today, I will be talking to you about fundamentals of being an international student along with tips and tricks that will help you to get the best out of your experience if you decide to study abroad or if you have to stay in a country for long periods of time. I will also try to give you examples of my experience since I have been an international student since my sophomore year in high school. To be specific, I will inform you about procedures to sign up for studying abroad, also cultural aspects and pros and cons in general during their time of being an international student or studying abroad.

According to the author, Burce Pohlmann, international students can get benefits from four different perspectives: personal, academic, international relations and economic. When they graduate from international college, the oversea experiences, mature, different opinions and new insights will help them generating more opportunities to get hired by the company than other local graduates. The ability to speaking more than one language is also a big counter on the employment. For academic, institutions will broaden the understanding of global community by providing the special international program to these students. International education also develops the understanding and respect among two countries with different ideas, views and background. According to Karen Hughes, “Education is still the best escape route from poverty” Only people get rich in mind, they can be regarded as rich. Obviously, international education programs contribute great economic development of both nations. Host nations receive benefits from tuition, entertainment, daily supply and housing. On the other hand, provider nations receive benefits from wages provided by company. International students can contribute the workforce to their home country development with new ideas and skills which they learned from international education. (Bruce Pohlmann 2)

Educators need to justify program success by demonstrating annual increases in study abroad participation numbers in addition to providing quality measures related to cultural learning as well (Engle & Engle, 2003; Medina-López-Portillo, 2004). Ideally, students participating in a study abroad experience will gain an appreciation of their own culture as well as develop sensitivity towards culturally distinct others (Maharaja, 2009). Students who interact with people from diverse backgrounds will hopefully accept cultural diversity and overcome negative stereotypes (Dong, Day, & Collaco, 2008). Scholars often associate cultural competency with the skills and behaviors gained as individuals develop “more complex levels of cultural sensitivity” (Hernández & Kose, 2012, p. 514). Cultural sensitivity is one of the key ingredients needed to understand and engage in relationships with those from others from dissimilar backgrounds (Hernández & Kose, 2012).

Nowadays, having a quality education helps people accomplish their dreams through their experience of school. Study abroad is an ideal opportunity to seek adventure with the support network of an established program. It contains lots of experience, personal growth, and many other skills to be improved and sharpen their mind. According to the author of an article, “over the past 15 years, the number of Americans studying abroad has more than doubled” (Stengel). Many young students are interested in living and studying abroad. As the living standard of people is increasing, many students are pursuing their education, where they are thinking about studying in foreign countries to further their chosen career to have a successful academic. It is becoming one of the unique trends in today’s universities that offer students, many opportunities to go outside their home countries and explore their skills to learn more about the real life careers in a variety of education. Studying abroad is one of the distinctive lifetime opportunities to create new memories that will last forever, where you can share the experience with close relative, and friends. However, there are several advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.