FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
There are many
nonnative speakers of English at collegeand universities in the United States and Canada. Non natives
are usually foreign students or resident
aliens. Foreign students int the United States
are nonresidents with F or J visas. Resident aliens are immigrants or refugees.
In addition, some US and canadian citizens are non native speakers. They do not
speak English as their first language.
California
is the state with the most foreign students. Texas and
NewYork are next. Other states with large numbers of foreign students are
Massachusetts,Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Students from Europe must
often attend school in the northeastern and northwestern states, and students
from Asia usually go to school in the midwestern and western states. Latin
Americans most often study in the South and Southwest, and Africans usually
attend school in the Midwest and South. In canada, many nonnative speakers
study in Quebec and speak French. Some go to school in the provinces of
Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Alberta.
Engineering is
te most popular field of study for visa students. Many study management and
business. Most foreign students major in practial subjects. Many visa students
in the United States come from the Middle East and Asia, and many are from oil
countries. Iran, Taiwan, Nigeria, Japan, Hongkong, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia,
India, and Thailand send large numbers of students to the United States.
Foreign students in Canada often come from Hongkong, Malaysia, and the United
Kingdom.
We do not have
all the facts about visa students, and these students are only a small part of
the many nonnative speakers at American
lolleges and universities. But the facts show that the nonnatives are very
important in American higher education.
Unfimiliar words
Resident aliens : Penduduk asing
Refuge : Pengungsian
Find the meanings of the underlined
words in the following sentences. Write them on the lines
1. 1. Students from Europe must often attend school in the
Northeastern and Northwestern states, and students from Asia usually go to
school in the Midwestern and Western States.
Attend = Go to
2. 2. Asian students usually go to school in the
Midwestern and Western parts of the United States. Latin Americans most often
study in the South and South West
South and South Weast
= Parts of the United States
3. 3. Many foreign students study management and
business. Most major in practial subjects.
Major in = Study
4. 4. Visa students are only a small part of the
many nonnative speakers at American
colleges and universities. But the facts show that nonnatives are very
important in American Higher education
Higher Education = Colleges and
universities
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