Learning in a Different Enviroment Proves to Be Beneficial To Students

Culture plays a vital role in the knowledge we develop. The practices we implement at home shapes our future. For example, as a child my mother would read books to me and often encouraged me to read the dictionary. As a result, upon entering kindergarten I was reading on a second grade reading level. In like manner, Bronfenbrener supports the theory that

0:42- 1:27). It is a more difficult to learn a language when you cannot connect with the culture of the local people and communities. This disadvantage is also influencing the financial status of a person.

It is not easy to learn a foreign language. It is definitely one of the hardest and challenging thing to do, especially when you are a bit older. Therefore, it is extremely important to be taught the language in a safe environment and with a good teacher. And a teacher has to think about the way they interact with student, if not they can end up scaring them rather than helping them.

Studying abroad will provide me the unique experience of learning a language from the perspective of one of the many cultures that employs it. Nuances that are difficult to convey in a classroom will, hopefully, come to my attention naturally. We see similar methods of immersion learning everywhere. For example, if one wants to develop a rudimentary level of understanding of the culture surrounding a type of music, they can start by looking up the music and listening to

I have lived in two different countries before moving to the United States of America; the challenging things about moving into a new country is learning the language, culture, and getting used to the new food. By the age of 15, I had learned to speak three different languages: Amharic, which is spoken in Ethiopia; Swahili, which is the native langue of Kenya, and a little bit of English. English is one of the hardest languages for me to learn and speak, because English is different from my native language in pronunciations, tone, and English has so many different words, which have the same meanings. Once I moved to the U.S.A, I had to learn how to speak English well in order to communicate with people at work, school and to socialize in the community. Attending college to learn English and other cultures is very important to me. For example, when I am attending collage, I will be meeting people from all over the world with different cultures and backgrounds. For instance, last semester I met an Indian student in my math class, she was very friendly and open indeed. She taught me a lot about her culture. The most interesting example is the one she mentioned about their wedding ceremony. The traditional wedding includes painting of the feet and hands of the bride, and this tradition is called Mehndi. Learning about her culture has allowed me to understand and appreciate the culture differences we possess. I

Each cultural group has unique needs that cannot be met within the bounds of the dominant culture. Just because a culturally defined practice differs from another’s does not make it wrong. Just as instructors respect differences in how people learn with varied teaching styles, differences in cultural needs must be acknowledged and respected in the same manner. Make room for several paths leading to the same

People, who have different worldview and background from particular culture, move to a new country with different worldview and culture, known as academic; they typically have common issue in communicating and studying with the other people, who have academic worldviews. As a result, they are experiencing the cultural differences. Thiele (2010) has mentioned in her lecture in TLC120 that “a way of seeing, is also a way of not seeing” (Thiele, 2010). She explains that the way people see the world do not mean that we can see the other way of the world. As a result, we often could not see the world clearly because everyone has different ways of seeing the world, due to the cross-cultural interaction and changes (Thiele, 2010). She also describes her experiences in teaching some Japanese students who faced the cross-cultural differences studying at university. Especially the way of communicating and study habit are entirely different to their academic worldview in Japan, compare to Australian’s academic culture. Thiele (2010) has pointed out that university students in Australia have to read and understand the reading

Being able to learn other cultures and traditions has opened my eyes to new ideas. In spite of everything, I strongly believe to stay close knitted to one's’ culture as it brings a unique identity in oneself. As I transition from one phase of my life to the next, I find myself learning more about my surroundings, and much more about my own core values. I can recall to many circumstances in my life where I was able to learn qualities of myself that I did

Although every country has unique culture, some cultures are more similar than the others. People learn better in a culture they know well. According to Schumann (1976), “If the two cultures are similar, then integration is facilitated and social distance is reduced (p.137). People are more willing to stay longer in the “target language area,” so that they will have more frequent contact with the native speakers. The lack of time to stay in a new country will create “social distance between the two groups and makes it unlikely that the 2LL group will acquire the TL group's language” (Schumann, 1986, p.381). The frequent exposure to a culture can reduce the unfamiliarity with a new culture, during which process a second language learner will gain confidence and learn better.

It is necessity to study and experience different cultures because there is no inferior culture and all

Secondly, culture can influence individuals have better thoughts and ideas. This will allow them to have more options of what they should do. This will allow them to have clearer goals of how they can perceive themselves. Twenge states that valuing learning and feelings are really important, he states in his essay that “No. They should feel bad if they didn’t work hard and try. And even if they don’t succeed, sometimes negative feelings can be a motivator” (502). “Work hard” and “try” mainly discuss that these two are key points to shape people differently. People need to use their own hands and try to think how to do can make the job or study become better. This also shows that sometimes people cannot only feel good about themselves and do

My cultural perspectives are based on my life experiences of growing up and living in the Midwest to a middle class, mixed nationality family. I’ve learned what is appropriate and how to act to survive in my world, based on my culture. My fiancé is from a similar culture to me, and even we have different beliefs on certain issues. Inside a culture, every one is not exactly the same. There are different individuals in each group, who can all relate to each other. Professionally, I am different and similar to many teachers in my school, and also the students in my school. As a colleague and educator, we all need to learn how to interact and succeed together. It can be difficult to align different cultural values of students and teachers to all be successful and teach the students how to survive in their world. The article gives solutions to the myths that surround multiple cultures coming together.

Experiencing the world empirically is a great way for anyone to become educated about different cultures. Cultivating perspective consciousness encourages us to see more than our own personal viewpoint, and it makes us aware of our cultural biases. From the pass eighteen years of moving over eleven times to different regions of this country, I have gained an awareness of different cultures. It was not easy moving to different states, having to find (and hope to be included in) activities, and learn the lifestyle of the region we lived. However, moving so much has taught me many valuable lessons. It has allowed me to become educated and involved in the lifestyles of these cultures.

Four months ago, when I walked up the Memorial Steps and entered my first Childhood Across Cultures class, I was absolutely unaware of how much this class would change my perspective of the world and its cultures. I came to Tufts University with the intention of submerging myself in new knowledge and relationships, and growing as a person. As cliché as it may sound, I hoped to “find myself,” and believed that Tufts would serve as an ideal environment to so. What I did not know, however, was that in order to better know and understand myself, I had to open my mind to those around me.

In the contemporary society, increasingly students attend international school or go abroad to receive international education, a trend which raises considerable concern among many people. Some people believe that local education is more practical, while receiving international education needs enormous investment and outcome may be unsatisfactory. Moreover, “people who have experienced another countries’ lifestyle during their childhood often report a feeling of confusion over their identity as individuals.”(Grimshaw, 2008, p259) In contrast, other people think that international education can not only provide students with higher education but also develop the globalization. Views regarding this issue vary greatly from person to person. As a international student now, I have experienced the native and the international education and recognize the differences between them. In my opinion, although this tendency brings about some drawbacks, the benefits, in terms of students’ advances, universities’ development, and financial profits are more obvious.