International Students on Campus Benefit Their U.S. Classmates: Cultural Awareness and Long-Term Career Impact
Overview
This article summarizes research on the benefits international students provide to American university students, extending beyond cultural awareness to long-term career and civic impacts. The paper argues that interaction between international and American students develops cultural awareness, leadership, self-confidence, and appreciation for art and culture while also influencing political views and public service priorities.
What this essay covers
- Introduction establishing the source and central claim about international student benefits
- Benefits to American students including cultural awareness, leadership development, and career impacts
- Economic contributions of international students and institutional recommendations for increased interaction
- Conclusion summarizing long-term benefits and advocacy for increased international student enrollment
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Article Summary: https://today.duke.edu/2013/06/internationalengage
Introduction
This article was published in June 5th 2013 and it is a student publication that appeared in the Duke Today Newspaper. The article was authored by David Jarmul and it was entitled ‘International Students on Campus Benefit Their U.S. Classmates.’ The article is centered on the benefits international students offer to their American counterparts in the universities (Duke Today, 2015). With international students interacting with American students, the natives seek to benefit in many areas.
The article indicates that American students get to be culturally aware, a fact that they carry with them long after graduation. Besides, the interaction that American students have with international students, it helps in developing leadership, self-confidence, and other abilities on campus and after graduation. Moreover, the study found out that American students who interact more with international students are likely to develop a love for art and culture. In addition to the love for culture, political views among the American students get to change with time (Duke Today, 2015).
On the other hand, the research found out that international students contribute to the economy of institutions in the US when they pay for their studies. The research continues to say that there is a need for institutions within the US to establish institutional initiatives that would help in making international students and the American students come together more to share in their cultural awareness.