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ORIENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS...continue

                                        ESL/SPANISH/FRENCH/FOREIGN STUDENTS       The United States has a long history of accepting great numbers of foreign students into its universitues to pursue higher education. Those students generally come to gain skills or knowledge at a more advanced level than is available in their home universities. Part of the problems that these foreign students face in common is in adjusting to this new cultural environment.                                                      Needs and Problems of Foreign Students     Various authors have discussed the needs and problems of foreign students oce they are living in their new environment. For example, a study made of Mexican students in the United States found that the greatest problem was caused by trouble with the English language. Other problems mentioned were lack of transportation and money, problems with university red tape, and the high degree of competitiveness ammong American students. Furth

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'ORIENTATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS INTENDING TO STUDY IN THE USA" continuation...

Statement Of The Problem - The great majority of these international students have come to this country for the benefits they expect to derive: the wide range of courses and area of study offered, specialized and expert teaching staff, exposure to a dominant world culture, and high standard of living. However, it is inevitable that foreign students can encounter problems in obtaining an American education. And I really know what it's all about, because I was there and I was one of them on campus at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. As a matter of fact, I am the author of the main study done about the whole problem of adjustment and learning of Foreign Students at K.U. and therefore, I'd like to publish some excerpts of the final results and the main recommendations suggested in order  to reduce and remedy its various effects. We saw already from the previous post that one of the main problems was the lack of competence in the use and understanding of the English Langua

DIFFERENT PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY FOREIGN STUDENTS INTENDING TO STUDY IN THE U.S.A

It's a well-known fact, that Foreign students who come to the U.S.A to study a Vocation or a Profession have faced different obstacles during their stay here. The success or the failure of the foreign student will be determined by a variety of factors, only some of which are controlled by the College he/she attends. Some knowledge and understanding of these factors are essential to the teachers and advisers who  deal with them. Lack of spoken, written and auditory proficiency in English contributes to the academic and social maladjustments of foreign students. For example, a report of the Committeee on Foreign Students in American Colleges and Universities states that " proficiency in spoken and written English is perhaps the greatest factor in the academic success of the foreign student in the United States. " The report concluded that from 10 to 20 percent of the foreign students in this country lack enough competence in English to benefit from their study here. C

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