Issue 82 求批改，求拍

zhanghaolin · 发表于 2012-11-12 16:46:16

Issue 82. Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.

(相似题目：97、100、124)

Since the entering of twenty-first century, the tendency of the globalization of education has been more and more obvious. More and more students choose to study abroad or participate in international exchange student program in order to broaden their visions and enrich their experiences. In this situation, many people believe that universities should require students to spend at least one semester studying abroad. However, I am afraid that even though studying abroad has many advantages, the universities should not require all students to study abroad for at least one semester considering the problem of cost and the differences between various majors.

Apparently, studying abroad will give students the chances of learning much knowledge which are not easy for learning when studying domestically. These knowledge are both for fields their major in and living and communication. Studying abroad not only let the students understand the situation of foreigner counterparts but also give the students opportunities to communicate with the best experts in their fields. Furthermore, considering that students always go to study abroad alone, it is a tough task for their ability of looking after themselves and communicating with others. Facts proved that comparing to the students who study domestically, after studying abroad, students can not only improve their ability in learning but also the ability to deal with the problem of relationship and independence.

However, whether the universities should require the students to study abroad or not has other concerns. For students whose majors are foreign literature or international relationship, studying abroad is important and profitable for their studying. But for the students whose majors are math or engineering, it is to reconsider whether it is worth to study abroad. Considering that students whose majors are math or engineering are still at foundational level when they are undergraduate, studying abroad might not only fail to help them improve their academic ability, but also leads to a reduction of academic ability because of spending of too much time to adapt the life and language of foreign country. So, before requiring all the students to study abroad, universities should take the specific situations of different majors into consideration.

Furthermore, the cost of studying abroad is a problem which can hardly be ignored. Comparing to studying domestically, studying abroad will cost large amount money no matter for the families or universities. If the families of students are needed to afford the spending, requiring all students to study abroad for at least one semester might be beyond their power for the families which are on tight budget. If the universities are needed to afford the spending, that will be an expenditure of a huge amount of money. Considering that this money can be used to renovate the libraries or laboratories, invite the visiting scholars or employ foreign teachers, the universities should weigh the advantages and disadvantages of both methods in order to decide whether spending money on studying abroad is a worthy one.

In summary, studying abroad has many obvious advantages for a student, but the universities should choose to requiring students though screening to study abroad according to different specific situations of various majors and financial conditions.
进入二十一世纪以来，教育全球化的趋势越来越明显，越来越多的学生选择出国留学或交流生项目以充实自己的阅历和开阔自己的眼界。在这样的情况下，有些人认为大学应该让接受高等教育的大学生在学习阶段到外国学习一个或多个学期。然而，我认为，即便到国外学习有很多的好处，但是考虑到各有不同的专业情况和成本问题，学校也不能因此就要求所有学生到国外学习一段时间。

很显然的，出国学习会让学生收获很多在本国学习时无法学到的知识和技能，这不仅表现在学习方面，还表现在生活与交流方面。出国交流学习不仅让学生认识到了国外同行们的状况，也能有更多的机会和行业内的专家大师交流。此外，介于出国学习往往是独自前往，这对学生的生活自理和交流沟通能力提出了挑战。事实证明，经过出国交流学习后的学生，不仅学识得到了提高，而且在独立和人际关系处理方面，也往往比没有出国交流的学生更胜一筹。

然而，对于是否应该让学生出国交流还有其应有他方面的考量。对于像学习外国文学或者国际关系这样的学生来说，出国交流对于他们领域内的学习来说，是很重要的。但是对于像数学或工程技术方面的学生来说，是否应该要求人人都出国交流，就值得深思了。考虑到这些学科的特点，在大学这样的基础阶段，出国交流不仅不太可能对其学术能力做出提升，反而可能因花费大量时间用于适应情况而造成学术能力培养的欠缺。所以，在考虑学生专业的不同情况之前，学校不应该匆忙下结论。

其次，成本问题也是非常值得思考的问题之一。无论采用何种方式，相对于在国内学习，出国交流都将会将花费大量的金钱。如果让学生家庭承担这笔开支的话，对于家庭经济条件有困难的学生来说，要求出国交流至少一个学期未免有些强人所难。如果是学校来承担开支的话，那么每年就将是一笔巨额的经费。考虑到这样一笔大额经费完全可以用来聘请外教、邀请访问学者，或者更新实验室和图书馆，学校就应该对比这些可能的投入和取得的效果来做出要求所有学生出国究竟值不值得的判断。

综上，出国交流对于学生来说又十分多的优点，但是学校应该根据学生专业的具体情况和财力情况，选择性的筛选学生去交流，而非要求所有学生出国交流。

竹林中人 · 发表于 2012-11-12 22:11:29

这篇文章写的很不错，论述比较具体，思路很清晰，good job

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