Why must we study in abroad?

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Have you considered studying abroad, but are not sure whether it's worth your time? If you ask anybody who has studied abroad, he or she will most certainly tell you that it is a life-changing experience and one of the most rewarding things he or she has ever done. Perhaps you're not certain what benefits you can reap from an extended stay in a foreign country. Here are 10 very excellent reasons why you should take the plunge: 1. Study abroad is the optimal way to learn a language. There is no better and more effective way to learn a language than to be immersed in a culture that speaks the language you are learning. You're surrounded by the language on a daily basis and are seeing and hearing it in the proper cultural context. Language learning happens most quickly under these circumstances. 2. Study abroad provides the opportunity to travel. Weekends and academic breaks allow you to venture out and explore your surroundings - both your immediate and more distant surroundings. Since studying abroad often puts you on a completely different continent, you are much closer to places you might otherwise not have had the opportunity to visit. Some more structured study abroad programs even have field trips planned in or around the curriculum. 3. Study abroad allows you get to know another culture first-hand. Cultural differences are more than just differences in language, food, appearances, and personal habits. A person's culture reflects very deep perceptions, beliefs, and values that influence his or her way of life and the way that s/he views the world. Students who experience cultural differences personally can come to truly understand where other cultures are coming from.

4. Study abroad will help you develop skills and give you experiences a classroom setting will never provide. Being immersed in an entirely new cultural setting is scary at first, but it's also exciting. It's an opportunity to discover new strengths and abilities, conquer new challenges, and solve new problems. You will encounter situations that are wholly unfamiliar to you and will learn to adapt and respond in effective ways. 5. Study abroad affords you the opportunity to make friends around the world. While abroad, you will meet not only natives to the culture in which you are studying, but also other international students who are as far from home as yourself. 6. Study abroad helps you to learn about yourself. Students who study abroad return home with new ideas and perspectives about themselves and their own culture. The experience abroad often challenges them to reconsider their own beliefs and values. The experience may perhaps strengthen those values or it may cause students to alter or abandon them and embrace new concepts and perceptions. The encounter with other cultures enables students to see their own culture through new eyes. 7. Study abroad expands your worldview. In comparison with citizens of most other countries, Americans tend to be uninformed about the world beyond the nation's boundaries. Students who study abroad return home with an informed and much less biased perspective toward other cultures and peoples.

8. Study abroad gives you the opportunity to break out of your academic routine. Study abroad is likely to be much unlike what you are used to doing as a student. You may become familiar with an entirely new academic system and you will have the chance to take courses not offered on your home campus. It's also a great opportunity to break out the monotony of the routine you follow semester after semester. 9. Study abroad enhances employment opportunities. Did you know that only 4% of U.S. undergraduates ever study abroad? Yet, the world continues to become more globalized, American countries are increasingly investing dollars abroad, and companies from countries around the world continue to invest in the international market. Through an employer's seyes, a student who has studied abroad is self-motivated, independent, willing to embrace challenges, and able to cope with diverse problems and situations. Your experience living and studying in a foreign country, negotiating another culture, and acquiring another language will all set you apart from the majority of other job applicants. 10. Study abroad can enhance the value of your degree. While abroad, you can take courses you would never have had the opportunity to take on your home campus. In addition, study abroad gives your language skills such a boost that it is normally quite easy to add a minor in a language or even a second major without having to take many more additional courses after the return to your home campus.

Studying abroad may take many forms.

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Some students will find it is a standard component of a course they are studying typically a language degree taken in the UK, for example, will feature anything up to one full year of the course, which may be 3 or 4 years, sometimes more, studying abroad in a country or countries where that language is spoken. A student studying Spanish, for example, may find that as well as the opportunity to study for a year in Spain as part of his or her course, they can choose to undertake their study abroad in a Spanish speaking country in South America. The benefit of studying abroad in the context of a language course is indisputable. The student will find that rather than simply learning in a class, by rote and exercise and homework, perhaps with some oral practice, that they will have to use the language to get by. Quite likely studying abroad will often place the student in situations where they are not able to get by with their mother tongue, even if it is English, which is widely spoken over many parts of the world. The effect of immersion into an environment where the students language skills have to be relied upon just to get by tends to have a positive effect on the students skills in speaking that language, as they are forced to rely upon what they have learned, and indeed learn more of that language. Often, a students ability to speak a new language will improve quickest when they are studying abroad.

Of course there are other benefits to studying abroad besides immersion in the language which apply both to linguistic study and all other types of study. Starting with the example of the language student, it is understandable that

without sufficiently significant exposure to the culture of the country speaking the language which the student is studying, or more simply without the opportunity to use and practice the language in a real context, i.e., in that country, a country speaking that language, or simply conversing with other speakers of that language, motivation may be lost. That is why actually living and / or studying abroad in a country which speaks that language can help; it justifies the learning, makes it all worthwhile, and places all the study the student has undertaken in a real-life context, so it finally becomes useful in reallife situations. Benefits of studying abroad: Other benefits can apply to all types of studying abroad, whatever the subject. Living in any new country, whether working or studying, is likely to broaden the mind. Experiencing new cultures, interacting with those with a background different from ones own, seeing a different way of life, and experiencing the way other peoples do things is generally a positive, enhancing experience. Exploring cultures and civilisations outside of ones own, which may happen when studying abroad, is intellectually and spiritually enriching. It also encourages and nurtures independence, as the student studying abroad, out of his or her familiar territory, is placed when into an unfamiliar environment, possibly having to discover or work out new ways to get around and do things. In this respect, studying abroad can be confidence-building, equipping the student with the resourcefulness needed to be self-sufficient in a foreign country. Another benefit to studying abroad is that it tends to look good on the CV. Although this is not exclusively true, employers tend to look favourably upon periods of studying abroad for all the reasons above. Living, working and / or studying abroad shows independence, initiative, resilience, and that most prized

of characteristics in the workplace, adaptability. Chances are the potential employer, when seeing that the candidate has undertaken a period of studying abroad, will see the applicant as somebody who is not afraid to undertake a challenge somebody with a sense of adventure, and somebody who is not afraid to step out of their comfort zone in order to broaden their horizons.

1. Considered a. Dipertimbangkan b. Dipikirkan c. Dirapatkan d. Dianggap 2. Abroad a. Luar Negeri b. Dalam Negeri c. Lokal d. Internasional 3. Worth a. Kotor b. Dunia c. Harga d. Hasil 4. Certain a. Belum tentu b. Khusus c. Pasti d. Percaya 5. Benefits a. Kerugian b. Lepas c. Bebas d. Manfaat 6. Reap a. Mendapat b. Mengambil c. Menyanyi d. Mengeja 7. Foreign a. Ibukota b. Desa c. Kota d. Luar Negeri 8. Plunge a. Nekad b. Lompat c. Berani d. Bingung

9. Immersed a. Terbenam b. Tercebur c. Terjatuh d. Terlibat 10. Proper a. Tidak Layak b. Peralatan c. Pantas d. Baik 11. Quickly a. Lebih cepat b. Lebih keras c. Terlalu cepat d. Tercepat 12. Venture a. Mundur b. Menyerah c. Spekulasi d. Persimpangan 13. Distant a. Jauh b. Dekat c. Ramah d. Sebelah 14. Trip a. Perlakuan b. Perjalanan c. Pergi d. Pulang 15. Habit a. Kebiasaan b. Sehari-hari c. Hobi d. Kesukaan 16. Reflects a. membuat b. mencerminkan c. mengejutkan d. menangkis

17. Beliefs a. sugesti b. keyakinan c. kesanggupan d. keadilan 18. Truly a. benar-benar b. membenarkan c. kebenaran d. dibenarkan 19. Develop a. mengembangkan b. berkembang c. memajukan d. membantu 20. Provide a. menggunakan b. menaruh c. memberikan d. pusat 21. Scary a. takut b. bimbang c. hantu d. mengerikan 22. Discover a. hilang b. Temukan c. ditemukan d. bertemu 23. Conquer a. perang b. menaklukkan c. menghabisi d. menyerang 24. Opportunity a. kepastian b. kesempatan c. sempat d. bisa

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33. Toward a. dituju b. menuju c. tertuju d. pergi 34. Routine a. ketika b. selalu c. kadang-kadang d. rutin 35. Employment a. pekerjaan b. perusahaan c. bekerja d. mempekerjakan 36. diverse a. cocok b. kembar c. Sama d. berbeda 37. sufficiently a. kurang b. cukup c. banyak d. lebar 38. Acquiring a. mendapatkan b. memulai c. meminta d. mengaktifkan 39. Apart a. bukan b. selain itu c. memang itu d. rumah 40. Boost a. didorong b. tarikan c. dorongan d. ditarik

41. Forms a. format b. kotak c. Bentuk d. Fisik 42. Indisputable a. menghiraukan b. diteruskan c. terbantahkan d. menyela 43. Upon a. Waktu lalu b. ketika c. pada d. apabila 44. Ability a. kemampuan b. mampu c. kepunyaan d. bisa 45. Improve a. menurunkan b. menaikkan c. naik d. meningkatkan 46. Indeed a. seperti b. memang c. belum tentu d. bukan 47. Exposure a. pameran b. bicara c. unjuk gigi d. paparan 48. Respect a. terhormat b. mendambakan c. sopan d. menghormati

49. Undertaken a. Melakukan b. dilakukan c. terlakukan d. bekerja 50. comfort a. keamanan b. kenyamanan c. menghibur d. terkesan