Benefits Of International Education

It is rare that recently marketing brochures show a significant interest in international education in the English-speaking countries. Indeed, with the university in the United State seen as a study destination with a very high quality higher education system, nowadays, people in America pay much more attention on international education, especially the current situation of international students. As an international student in one of the most welcoming university for international student in America, I am open to new experience and undergoing meaningful transformation during my freshman year. Not only does this experience make me obtain growth and opportunities but also it leads to many difficulties and challenges. Because of my personal experience, …show more content…
In articles about advantages of international education, writers use many superlative adjectives. For example, I found these sentences “The biggest reason you should consider a study abroad program is the opportunity to see the world” and “One of the biggest benefits of studying abroad is the opportunity to meet new lifelong friends from different backgrounds.” in “10 Benefits to studying abroad”. “Biggest” as a superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality. Writers, who support study abroad, use superlative adjective to emphasize the benefits of study abroad. Conversely, writers who hold the opposite opinion, use some subjunctive moods to point out the difficulties international students have to overcome. For instance, in the sentence “If I do not trust my ability to communicate I would prefer to study in my country.”, “would” is subjunctive, which points out the language barrier that might happen to international students when they study abroad. By using subjunctive mood, writers can better express situations that could happen to students. Hence, in order to figure out the bad side of study abroad, writers can list many disadvantages or difficulties students have to