able to soak up the new experiences offered by foreign travel‚ sometimes for no other reason than curiosity to explore foreign places. One consequence of this new perception of the planet has been an increase in the number of students travelling abroad to study. 2. Students who travel to another country to study derive many benefits. Living overseas gives young people the chance to gain information about another culture and way of life; finding out about ordinary things like clothes‚ food‚ or
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Hofstede cultural dimensions High Power Distance First of all‚ Power distance is the one of the important part in Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Power distance means that “ beliefs about the appropriate distribution of power in society. Which power distance level included high power distance and low power distance”. (Steers‚ et al.‚ 2010‚ p.56). In Asia‚ normally many countries are representatives of the high power distance. Of course it also comprise Laos. In Laos‚ that high power distance
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For many‚ studying abroad is what students like myself would describe as a “life-changing” experience. Life-changing is a fantastic description‚ but it may not sound quite as thorough and descriptive as a future employer may like to hear in the professional setting. When a future employer asks me to talk about my study abroad experience the first thing that I automatically want to say is that it was an amazing‚ life-altering opportunity. Recently‚ though‚ I have given this response more thought.
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Overseas studying In recent year‚overseas studying is very popular. More and more people go abroad in order to studying. Different people have different ideas on this phenomenon.Some people think that it is no neccersary‚beacause they think that the knowledge in motherland is enough.And learning a foreign language and communicating smoothly with the local people is far from an easy thing at the outset for most people.It also takes time for students to adapt themselves to a new diet， custom，set
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An education abroad‚ to go or to refrain from | | | Outline: Introduction: There are a various number of reasons why people prefer to go study abroad for university rather than staying in their home country and although going abroad for further education has its drawbacks
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Studying in UK By Group 6 Kingsley Ibeji 1101620 COURSE TITLE: Communication in Business April 6‚ 2011 Table of Content 1.0 Executive summary…………………………………………………………2 2.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..3 3.0 Findings……………………………………………………………………...4. 3.1 Expectation role from teacher/ student ………………………………….5 3.2 Ethical challenges/ policies………………………………………………..5 3.3 Method of assessment as it defer…………………………………………6 3.4 Ability to
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prefer to have an excellent education in various ways. It might be of studying locally or studying in abroad. Likewise‚ nowadays many Maldivian students prefer to study in abroad. After completing their school level‚ some Maldivians students fly to other countries. Even to do their Ordinary Level‚ some parents move to abroad or just send their child. There might be certain reasons for this issue. People might send their children abroad to study‚ in order to get qualitative and get better higher education
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Coutley Study Abroad I believe that college is a time for learning‚ but not only about academics. In my opinion‚ it is a time for learning about ones own self. Personal growth and development are key components of the college years and I am convinced that a study abroad experience would offer endless possibilities toward accomplishing those ends. Ever since I was a young girl‚ I have dreamed of living in a foreign country. I always knew that I wanted to go abroad and study in an European
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introduce myself to you. As I know that‚ the objectives of this study abroad scheme is to provide an opportunity for students to enhance their English proficiency and enrich their personal experience in a different environment‚ I think it is a really great opportunity for students just like me to improve the English skills during the period of study abroad. To begin with‚ I want to talk about my past experience to study abroad. When I was a form 2 student in secondary school‚ I had been to New Zealand
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Living and working abroad Today several numbers of people desires working and living outside their home countries. The reason behind this is that many believe that better jobs and living are found in foreign countries than their own. The advantages of working and living abroad consist of various factors. First‚ many developed countries have much diverse people and cultures. Learning and experiencing this diversity can be fascinating and delightful. In addition‚ owing to the mixed in population
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