Grading International Students

Applicants must take the language test before they submit their application and provide proof that they have passed it. The test serves as an active instrument at the start of the citizenship process, and acts as a way to reject those who do not qualify. The language test serves as a gatekeeper for citizenship acquisition as applicants are required to have adequate knowledge of one of Canada’s two official

Within this culture their is a specific set of assumptions and meanings that are just known within the confines of the school. This goes for any school district as the vernacular and societal norms are the same throughout. Knowing this and

All cultures are equal. Some people would believe that their culture is superior to other cultures and this not an uncommon thing to do. It is human nature to have some sort of bias towards what they do and what they are accustomed to. It is a challenge to open up their minds to realize that their culture is not superior over another. Each culture is unique is their own way.

Point 1: Sociolinguistics (8) 174w When it comes to reading, every student has different experiences in regards to what they are interested in reading. Working with students that are extremely diverse sociocultural theory addresses the importance of incorporate reading that students can relate to culturally. Implementing culturally diverse material, students begin to reflect with the story that they are reading and they are motivated to read because they are becoming part of the story. By implementing different cultures books, they are expanding their knowledge of other cultures that they are not familiar or were never aware. Adapting to students culture is important for a teacher to do, especially when teaching a diverse school because making those personal connections are crucial to building relationship with the students and their community.

Everyone holds biases whether they believe it or not. Facing your biases will help you overcome and better yourself. Biases are often personal but can also be professional. Ignoring these can led to harm further down the road. I have a personal bias for immigrants, being one myself I often feel for fellow immigrants.

Young adults are the future. However, in an age of rapid progress and instant communication, the future is also global. Therefore, there has never been a more pressing need for young adults to understand the international world. Studying abroad is a unique opportunity given to young adults, especially college students, to expand their knowledge and understanding of the world around them in pursuit of progress. These young adults are the future of the global workforce.

According to an article called, “International students bring many benefits to Kansas colleges, educators say,” by Suzanne Perez Tobias from the Wichita Eagle, many international students refrain from doing certain things because it is forbidden, or is considered bad manners in their country. She also says many speak little to no English. It is hard to take advantage of available support without any English, which leaves more room for Americans. The article may talk about students, but same can be said for any foreigner. This problem also creates more employment opportunities, having more interpreters.

Elona Kalaja Professor Eleni Saltourides ENG 101 Critical Analysis Paper February 21, 2018 Flunking vs Students In the article, “In Praise of the F Word” Mary Sherry argues that flunking students is a method that has been effective in the past and is still effective todays day, and anyone needs to see is as a positive teaching tool. Sherry indicates that flunking students is a method that motivates students to study more and to be more responsible for what is their responsibility. Students challenge is not to get an A or B, but to succeed or to fail.

The U.S. is one of the biggest countries that host a large number of students from all over the world. Through the years the American colleges and universities are attracting the student from different nations. Students come overseas to obtain the degree that wanted. Talking, reading and writing in English are the biggest purpose of coming to the United States. Statics show that non-native students facing difficulties to write in a formal way, and that’s the most issues that’s facing the students.

In “From Degrading to De-Grading,” Alfie Kohn criticizes current grading systems and their alleged harm to students. Kohn first lists three main problems with grading and then adds seven more. In summary, grading results in students showing little interest in learning, students choosing easier assignments, and less creative students (p. 254-255). The next seven points expose grading as unreliable, distracting, and tedious. Grading also incites cheating and ruins relationships between students and teachers (p. 255-257).

No one is the same and everyone has a completely different culture, even if you come from a strongly followed culture family. Not everyone has experienced the same things as other people have, so judging people on the first impression isn't really a good thing to do. For example, everyone thinks that all Muslims are terrorists but in reality, they really aren't. One's culture informs the way one views others and the world by an enormous amount because everyone has different culture opinions and experiences different situations.        

Judging other cultures to one’s own culture is something that is very common in the world because everyone will not understand how other people do things because of how weird it is to them and how they do those things their way. This is and explain of Ethnocentrism, which is a reflection other cultures with one’s own culture; many people will compare their cultures to other cultures based on the values, standards, and norms of those cultures. In every culture, the living style is a lot different from the next; many people do things in different ways, for example, the way parents in The United States show the discipline to their children is not the same way parents in China punishes their children. Both cultures might compare each other’s way of punishment and may think that the other culture is weird. However, that is what Ethnocentrism is mainly about one culture comparing and contrasting with other cultures.

I hope I can use PEARL’s closely-knit environment as my advantage to encounter different international students and develop into a better

Studying abroad is a growing opportunity that many people around the world of all different ages take. In 2012, over 760 thousand international students studied abroad in the United States alone. The positive reasons for studying abroad are numerous, but there are also negative ones too. Studying abroad brings with itself a lot of preparation and responsibility. Also many people see acculturating oneself and making new friends in a new place can be challenging.

While institutions are not taking too many measures to combat grade inflation, there are several key pressures faculty members face when assigning grades, and these may cause us to feel uneasy or hesitant to immediately switch over to a strict regimen of grade deflation. These pressures in no way excuse or minimize the ethical implications of grade inflation, nor do we seek to undermine the efforts of those striving to curtail what is indeed a significant and widespread problem in higher education today. Our purpose is only to suggest some of the underlying causes of this epidemic from a faculty perspective; to point out some of the pressures society face as they assign students grades, Eubanks, P.