Going abroad for Studies
The other day I announced that I would go abroad for further studies right after my college education. My decision evoked the immediate objection of my family: Why? Why should I borrow a huge sum of money for overseas studies while I might receive the same education at home at relatively low cost? My answer is: in addition to knowledge, I can gain experience that those who stay at home will never have.
First, experience is the opportunity for the real-life use of foreign languages. While a person can study a foreign language at home, the effect can never be compared with constant use of the language in academic and everyday life. There is no better opportunity to improve second-language skills than living in the country in which it is spoken. Living in English-speaking countries such as America and Australia for several years, for example, my English will be as perfect as native speakers.
Second, living and studying abroad offers me a different perspective of the world. On a university campus, foreign students are likely to encounter their counterparts from different countries and areas and are exposed to different ideas and values. This helps me to have a meaningful understanding of different societies and inevitably sees my own country in a new light.
Third, overseas experience, frustrating and painful as it may be, is helpful. A person going abroad for study often experiences much more difficulty difficulty in adapting to a new culture and in dealing with all problems alone. Yet, the difficulty, coupled with the frustration brought on by culture shock, is a rewarding experience for one s future life and development of personality.
Although going abroad is expensive and perhaps painful, the payoff is worthwhile. For the benefit is not merely knowledge gained, but the experience desirable in one s personal life.
出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)
一天,我宣布,我將去國(guó)外深造之后我的大學(xué)教育。我的決定能立即反對(duì)我的家人:為什么?我為什么要借留學(xué)一大筆錢,我可能會(huì)接受同樣的教育成本相對(duì)較低的在家嗎?我的答案是:除了知識(shí),我可以獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn),那些呆在家里。
首先,經(jīng)驗(yàn)是現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中使用外語(yǔ)的機(jī)會(huì)。當(dāng)一個(gè)人在家里學(xué)外語(yǔ),效果無(wú)法用語(yǔ)言的學(xué)習(xí)與生活中不斷的使用比較。有沒有更好的機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)改善二語(yǔ)能力比生活在母語(yǔ)國(guó)家。生活在說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的國(guó)家,如美國(guó)和澳大利亞幾年,比如,我的英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人將是完美的。
第二,國(guó)外生活和學(xué)習(xí)提供給我一個(gè)不同的世界觀。在大學(xué)校園里,外國(guó)學(xué)生很可能遭遇來(lái)自不同國(guó)家和地區(qū)的同行和接觸到不同的思想和價(jià)值觀。這讓我有一個(gè)有意義的理解不同的社會(huì)中,不可避免地看見我自己的國(guó)家,在一個(gè)新的光。
第三,國(guó)外的經(jīng)驗(yàn),因?yàn)樗赡苁橇钊司趩屎屯纯嗟?,是有幫助的。一個(gè)人出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)更困難往往難以適應(yīng)新的文化,在處理所有的問題。然而,困難,加上文化撞擊所帶來(lái)的挫折,是一種有益的經(jīng)驗(yàn)對(duì)一個(gè)人的人格的未來(lái)的生活和發(fā)展。
盡管出國(guó)留學(xué)是昂貴的,也許是痛苦的,但這種付出是值得的。不僅僅是對(duì)利益的獲得的知識(shí),但工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)在一個(gè)人的生活。
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