AlthoughinternationalstudentswanttodiveintoAmericancultureitiseasiertostayclosetothefamilies.
“MostinternationalstudentstoldmethattheywanttomeetandmakefriendswithasmanyAmericansastheycan”saidMarkGallowayInstituteforInternationalStudies(IIS)studentadviseratStateUniversity.
“Butinrealitytheyarecomfortablewithbeingaroundpeoplefromtheirowncountryifpossible.”
TestingofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)isanadmissiontestforinternationalstudentsenrollinginAmericanuniversities.Gallowaysaidstudents’scoresdecreasedwhentheyspendlesstimewithAmericanstudents.
Morethan450internationalstudentsareoncampusatMurrayStateUniversity.ThailandJapanSouthKoreaChinaandGermanyarecountrieswiththemoststudentsthissemesteraccordingtoanIISreport.
WichienEampromateThaiStudentAssociationPresidentsaidpoorEnglishabilityandculturaldifferencesmakeitdifficultforThaistudentstospendtimewithAmericans.
“Weeatdifferentthings;wedodifferentkindsofthings”saidEampromate.
OntheotherhandJoon-SeongBaeanexchangestudentfromKoreaUniversitysaidhetriedtoavoidhangingaroundotherKoreans.
Butitisnoteasyforhim.HesaidheislesscomfortablewithAmericansbecausehecannotsayeverythinghewantstosayandnotallAmericansarepatientwithhislimitedEnglish.
“ThereweretwoorthreeAmericansandme”Baesaid.“Wetalkedaboutsomething.AstimewentbyIwaskindofexcluded(排斥在外)becausetheytalkedtoeachother.
WhileinternationalstudentsventureoutsidetheircomfortzonesAmericanstudentsalsohavetheopportunitytobeexposedtoothercultures.
“Iknowtherearealot(ofAmericanstudents)whowanttogettoknowinternationalstudents”saidPhilipLeeseniorfromBoonvilleIndiana.“Theyarejustuncomfortable.”
Leesaidhehaslearnedaboutlifefromhisinternationalfriendsalthoughitissometimesachallenge.
“Ican’tliveacomfortablelifeallthetime”Leesaid.“Irealizedthereisagreatbenefitofsteppingoutofmycomfortzonetomeetpeople.”
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