Foreign-born Japanese

learning has become one of the most serious problems for international students. Therefore, higher education provides language courses for international students who are not native-tongue. However, many students are not using the foreign languages fluently yet. If foreign students want a perfect comprehension of the target language, understanding of the new culture can be one of the most effective factors. Cultural…

Migrants are people who move from one place to another; mostly for work. However, before migrants can enter the country to work, they will need to be classified whether they are high-skilled or low- skilled. In this essay, I will argue that the classification between the Canadian policies toward differently skilled worker’ are quite distinct. The difference between high-skilled and low-skilled policies includes spousal restriction and permanent residency. While high-skilled workers tend to…

regarding his foreign policy proposals (or lack thereof, depending on who you ask). Some people have argued that Trump does not have any specific stance, and some people have argued that Trump would start a chain of events leading to the demise of humanity. However, many of his foreign policy statements might contain some merit, or some of the statements may at least contain connections to some theories and hypotheses. This paper will examine a few of President-elect Trump’s most prolific…

My views of gender, in general, have been reshaped. The book, videos, and class discussions have contested many aspects of my everyday life and the video Tough Guize truly resonated with me. I am raising two young boys and am glad to be learning the concepts of patriarchy and the social differences between men and women. The topic of gender in this class has left me with many questions and concerns as they grow up to be older boys, teenagers, and adult. There is an element of despair that I have…

Suzanne Romaine has declared that, “Bilingualism and multilingualism are a normal and unremarkable necessity of everyday life for the majority of the world’s population,”(Source C) yet why are most Americans monolingual? Americans are at a disadvantage because they are not using their resources to their full potential. In the United States we are fortunate enough to have such amazing technological advances, nonetheless we are dependent on these advances instead of building off of them. The main…

world. This shift towards the creation of numerous links between different societies has constructed a language barrier, which lessens the ability of individuals to efficiently communicate with one another. Therefore, a mandatory edict of foreign language…

Kaufman believes that globalization makes foreign policy a crucial piece in American politics because the government often forgets the impact it has by choosing whether or not to intervene in other countries’ affairs. He explains how the US government has a loose foreign policy and fragile concept of national interest; for example, the government chose to invade Iraq to pursue the War on Terror, however the US did not intervene in the Syrian Civil War, or the Rwandan Genocide. (Kaufman pg.14)…

involved in foreign affairs. However, the contradiction between the government’s handling of domestic issue and foreign issues often create entanglements. It is evident that the US government promotes certain policies in homeland that the government itself goes against in other countries. While it promotes working standards at home, it also allows sweatshops to violate basic human rights abroad. The US has always venerated democracy, but also has a history of backing dictators in foreign…

Australia has shaped its foreign policies around our national interests which includes things such as economic prosperity, national security and international standing. We rely strongly on exercising a strong, independent, responsive and pragmatic foreign policy in order to be able to achieve those national interests, However, over the past six years the Australian government has dealt with enormous challenges in terms of our national security where we have been forced to use every means…

The Language Obstacle There is a hidden obstacle for a monolingual speaker to learn additional languages What does it mean to be monolingual? To be monolingual means to know only one language and not learn any additional languages. It is extremely beneficial to learn more than one language now than ever because it will benefit you in the future and will allow you to socialize with more people and get to know more culture and religion. Unfortunately individuals do not take the chance to learn…